Objective： To observe the clinical effect of combining acupuncture, Chinese medicine and rehabilitation training for subacute stroke. Methods： A total of 120 subacute stroke cases were randomly allocated into a trea...Objective： To observe the clinical effect of combining acupuncture, Chinese medicine and rehabilitation training for subacute stroke. Methods： A total of 120 subacute stroke cases were randomly allocated into a treatment group （n=60） and a control group （n=60）. Patients in the control group received standard rehabilitation therapy alone, whereas patients in the observation group received additional acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Before treatment, after 30-day and 60-day treatments, and 3 months after treatment, the neurologic deficit severity was evaluated using the National Institute of Health stroke scale （NIHSS）; the motor function was evaluated using the FugI-Meyer assessment scale （FMA）; the activities of daily living {ADL） was evaluated using the Barthel index （BI）; and the changes of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） symptoms were evaluated according to TCM symptom scores. Results： After 30-day, 60-day treatments, and 3 months after treatment, the NIHSS, FMA, BI and TCM symptoms scores were statistically different from those before treatment in both groups （all P〈0.05）; and there were between-group statistical differences at same time points （all P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combining acupuncture, Chinese medicine and rehabilitation training can improve neurologic deficit, motor function and ADL in subacute stroke patients and its efficacy is better than rehabilitation therapy alone.展开更多
基金supported by Zhejiang Key Research Program of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Major Diseases~~
文摘Objective： To observe the clinical effect of combining acupuncture, Chinese medicine and rehabilitation training for subacute stroke. Methods： A total of 120 subacute stroke cases were randomly allocated into a treatment group （n=60） and a control group （n=60）. Patients in the control group received standard rehabilitation therapy alone, whereas patients in the observation group received additional acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Before treatment, after 30-day and 60-day treatments, and 3 months after treatment, the neurologic deficit severity was evaluated using the National Institute of Health stroke scale （NIHSS）; the motor function was evaluated using the FugI-Meyer assessment scale （FMA）; the activities of daily living {ADL） was evaluated using the Barthel index （BI）; and the changes of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） symptoms were evaluated according to TCM symptom scores. Results： After 30-day, 60-day treatments, and 3 months after treatment, the NIHSS, FMA, BI and TCM symptoms scores were statistically different from those before treatment in both groups （all P〈0.05）; and there were between-group statistical differences at same time points （all P〈0.05）. Conclusion： Combining acupuncture, Chinese medicine and rehabilitation training can improve neurologic deficit, motor function and ADL in subacute stroke patients and its efficacy is better than rehabilitation therapy alone.
