Objective:To observe the effect of point-through-point needling combined with tuina for shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke.Methods:Eighty-six cases with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into...Objective:To observe the effect of point-through-point needling combined with tuina for shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke.Methods:Eighty-six cases with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group,43 cases in each group.Patients in the observation group were treated by point-through-point needling combined with tuina therapy on the basis of the conventional treatment;while patients in the control group were treated by tuina therapy on the basis of conventional therapy.Six treatments constitute a course,and the efficacy was evaluated after 4 courses.Results:The total effective rate was 88.4% in the observation group,and it was 69.8% in the control group.And the comparison indicated that the observation group had a more efficient result than the control group did (χ 2 =4.497,P〈0.05).The scores of visual analogue scale (VAS) and Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) were significantly improved after treatments in both groups (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01).After treatment,the scores of VAS and FMA of the observation group were significantly different from that in the control group (P〈0.05).Conclusion:Because of the efficacy,point-through-point needling combined with tuina therapy for shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke is certainly worthy of further study,and can be used in clinical practice.展开更多
文摘Objective:To observe the effect of point-through-point needling combined with tuina for shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke.Methods:Eighty-six cases with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group,43 cases in each group.Patients in the observation group were treated by point-through-point needling combined with tuina therapy on the basis of the conventional treatment;while patients in the control group were treated by tuina therapy on the basis of conventional therapy.Six treatments constitute a course,and the efficacy was evaluated after 4 courses.Results:The total effective rate was 88.4% in the observation group,and it was 69.8% in the control group.And the comparison indicated that the observation group had a more efficient result than the control group did (χ 2 =4.497,P〈0.05).The scores of visual analogue scale (VAS) and Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) were significantly improved after treatments in both groups (P〈0.05 or P〈0.01).After treatment,the scores of VAS and FMA of the observation group were significantly different from that in the control group (P〈0.05).Conclusion:Because of the efficacy,point-through-point needling combined with tuina therapy for shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke is certainly worthy of further study,and can be used in clinical practice.