Objective:To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training in treating early-stage shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke.Methods:Sixty patients were randomized into an observation g...Objective:To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training in treating early-stage shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke.Methods:Sixty patients were randomized into an observation group and a control group,30 in each.The observation group was intervened by acupuncture plus rehabilitation training,and the control group only received rehabilitation training.After 3 treatment courses,the scores of visual analogue scale (VAS) and Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FMA),and the clinical effect were compared between the two groups.Results:The two groups both obtained significant improvements in VAS and FMA scores after treatment (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01).After treatment,it showed marked differences in comparing VAS and FMA scores between the observation group and the control group (P〈0.05).The total effective rate was 86.7% in the observation group,versus 63.3% in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (P〈0.05).Conclusion:The result of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training in treating early-stage shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke is superior to rehabilitation training alone.展开更多
文摘Objective:To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training in treating early-stage shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke.Methods:Sixty patients were randomized into an observation group and a control group,30 in each.The observation group was intervened by acupuncture plus rehabilitation training,and the control group only received rehabilitation training.After 3 treatment courses,the scores of visual analogue scale (VAS) and Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FMA),and the clinical effect were compared between the two groups.Results:The two groups both obtained significant improvements in VAS and FMA scores after treatment (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01).After treatment,it showed marked differences in comparing VAS and FMA scores between the observation group and the control group (P〈0.05).The total effective rate was 86.7% in the observation group,versus 63.3% in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (P〈0.05).Conclusion:The result of acupuncture plus rehabilitation training in treating early-stage shoulder-hand syndrome due to ischemic stroke is superior to rehabilitation training alone.