Objective:To observe the clinical effect of contralateral needling plus rehabilitation for post-stroke spastic hemiplegia. Methods:Thirty-six patients with post-stroke spastic hemiplegia were randomly divided into a t...Objective:To observe the clinical effect of contralateral needling plus rehabilitation for post-stroke spastic hemiplegia. Methods:Thirty-six patients with post-stroke spastic hemiplegia were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 18 cases in each group. The two groups were all given rehabilitation training. The contralateral needling was adopted in the treatment group on the acupoints group of brain-refreshing and orifice-opening needling method. The routine acupuncture was applied in the control group on the same acupoints. Respectively before and after the treatment, the modified Ashworth scale (MAS) and clinical spasticity index (CSI) were used to assess the therapeutic effects. Results:The total effective rate was 94.4% in the treatment group and 67.7% in the control group, with a statistical difference in comparison of the two groups (P<0.05). In comparison of MAS and CSI scores after the treatment between the treatment group and control group, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion:The contralateral needling plus rehabilitation training is an effective method for the treatment of post-stroke spastic hemiplegia.展开更多
Objective: To observe the effect of applying tuina to exterior-interiorly connected meridians for post-stroke upper limb spasticity. Methods: A total of 150 patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity were rando...Objective: To observe the effect of applying tuina to exterior-interiorly connected meridians for post-stroke upper limb spasticity. Methods: A total of 150 patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity were randomly allocated into a treatment group (n=75) and a control group (n=75) by the random number table. Patients in the treatment group received tuina on exterior-interiorly connected meridians, whereas patients in the control group received standard rehabilitation therapy. The therapeutic efficacies in both groups were observed after 3 weeks of treatment. Results: The total effective rate in the treatment group was 89.3%, versus 61.3% in the control group, showing a statistically significant difference (P〈0.05). After the treatment, the muscle tones by the modified Ashworth scale (MAS) were significantly improved in both groups (both P〈0.05); and the improvement of muscle tone was more significant in the treatment group than that in the control group (P〈0.05). Conclusion: Applying tuina to exterior-interiorly connected meridians can obtain an exact efficacy for post-stroke upper limb spasticity.展开更多
Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture, tuina plus rehabilitative therapy on lower limb motor dysfunction in infants with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: A total of 60 infants with spastic cerebral palsy w...Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture, tuina plus rehabilitative therapy on lower limb motor dysfunction in infants with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: A total of 60 infants with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group by random digital table, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with acupuncture, tuina therapy plus rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine. The control group was simply treated with rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine, as same as that for the treatment group. The assessment was respectively given to the sick infants before the treatment and after the treatment of six months, to evaluate lying and rolling scores in dimension A, to evaluate sitting score in dimension B, to evaluate crawling and kneeling scores in dimension C, and evaluate standing score in dimension D in the gross motor functions and determine the muscle tone of the gastrocnemius muscle by modified Ashworth scale (MAS). Results: The differences were not statistically significant in comparison of the gross motor functions and the muscle tone of the gastrocnemius muscle between the two groups of sick infants before the treatment (P〉O.OS); after the treatment of six months, the above items were obviously improved in the two groups (P〈O.01), better in the treatment group than in the control group, with the statistical significance in the differences between the groups (P〈O.01). Conclusion: Acupuncture, tuina plus rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine are remarkable in the therapeutic effects in the treatment of motor disorders of the lower limbs in the sick infants with spastic cerebral palsy. This therapeutic method is safe, simple and convenient and needs to be clinically popularized and applied.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of traditional tuina plus modern rehabilitation in the treatment of lower limb extensor spasticity during stroke recovery. Methods: A total of 93 stroke patients who met the...Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of traditional tuina plus modern rehabilitation in the treatment of lower limb extensor spasticity during stroke recovery. Methods: A total of 93 stroke patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group. Forty-four patients in the observation group were treated with traditional tuina plus modern rehabilitation, and 49 patients in the control group were treated with modern rehabilitation. The modified Ashworth scale (MAS), the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FMA) and the modified Barthel index (MBI) were used to evaluate the knee extensors state, lower limb motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) of the two groups. Results: After treatment, the overall efficacy of the observation group was better than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the MAS scores of both groups were significantly lower, FMA and MBI scores were significantly higher, and the differences were statistically significant in each group (P<0.01). After treatment, the MAS score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, and the differenee between the groups was statistically significant (P<0.01). The MBI score of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the differenee between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). There were significant differences in the post-treatment changes in MAS, FMA and MBI scores between the two groups (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Traditional tuina plus modern rehabilitation therapy can effectively alleviate or prevent lower limb extensor spasticity after stroke, and improve limb mobility and ADL. Hence, it is worthy of clinical promotion.展开更多
Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus motor therapy for postapoplectic spastic hemiplegia and provide reference for rehabilitation care of patients with spastic hemiplegia after stroke. Meth...Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus motor therapy for postapoplectic spastic hemiplegia and provide reference for rehabilitation care of patients with spastic hemiplegia after stroke. Methods: A total of 87 cases with postapoplectic spastic hemiplegia were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group. Patients in both groups received basic treatments to control blood pressure, blood sugar, blood fat and improve circulation. The 43 cases in the treatment group received acupuncture combined with motor therapy, whereas the 44 cases in the control group received motor therapy alone(same as the treatment group). The treatment was conducted once a day, for a total of 3 sessions. One session consisted of 10 times and there was a 1-day interval between two sessions. Then the changes in modified Ashworth scale(MAS) score and Fugl-Meyer assessment scale(FMA) score and clinical efficacy were observed. Results: After treatment, the MAS scores were significantly decreased in both groups, showing intra-group statistical differences(P〈0.01). The MAS score in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group, showing a between-group statistical difference(P〈0.01). The total effective rate was 69.8% in the treatment group, versus 45.5% in the control group, showing a between-group statistical difference(P〈0.05). After treatment, the FMA scores were significantly increased in both groups, showing intra-group statistical differences(P〈0.01); and the FMA score in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group, showing a between-group statistical difference(P〈0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with motor therapy is better than motor therapy alone in alleviating postapoplectic limb spasticity, improving the limb motor function and increasing the activities of daily living(ADL).展开更多
Objective: To evaluate the literature quality of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture plus rehabilitation for post-stroke limb spasm in the recent ten years in China.Methods: By searching four databases of Ch...Objective: To evaluate the literature quality of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture plus rehabilitation for post-stroke limb spasm in the recent ten years in China.Methods: By searching four databases of China National Knowledge Internet(CNKI), Wanfang Academic Journal Full-text Database(Wanfang), Chongqing VIP Database(CQVIP) and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database(CBM), randomized controlled trial(RCT) of acupuncture plus rehabilitation for the treatment of post-stroke limb spasm were screened and selected. In accordance with 2010 edition of the consolidated standards of reporting trials(CONSORT) and standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of acupuncture(STRICTA), the quality evaluation was processed for RCT documents. Results: Finally, 50 documents were selected. The issues of titles, sample size calculation, application of randomization and blind method, subject's procedure, conclusion and estimated value, explanation of trial limitation, auxiliary intervention measures and therapeutic plans, and background of therapists exist in most documents. Conclusion: Currently, RCT documents about acupuncture plus rehabilitation for the treatment of post-stroke limb spasm are generally of low quality. In the future, it is necessary to standardize the reports of the clinical trials based upon CONSORT and STRICTA, in order to enhance the document quality.展开更多
基金supported by Project of Natural Sciences of Guangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine(P2010079)
文摘Objective:To observe the clinical effect of contralateral needling plus rehabilitation for post-stroke spastic hemiplegia. Methods:Thirty-six patients with post-stroke spastic hemiplegia were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 18 cases in each group. The two groups were all given rehabilitation training. The contralateral needling was adopted in the treatment group on the acupoints group of brain-refreshing and orifice-opening needling method. The routine acupuncture was applied in the control group on the same acupoints. Respectively before and after the treatment, the modified Ashworth scale (MAS) and clinical spasticity index (CSI) were used to assess the therapeutic effects. Results:The total effective rate was 94.4% in the treatment group and 67.7% in the control group, with a statistical difference in comparison of the two groups (P<0.05). In comparison of MAS and CSI scores after the treatment between the treatment group and control group, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion:The contralateral needling plus rehabilitation training is an effective method for the treatment of post-stroke spastic hemiplegia.
基金supported by Science-technology Support Plan Project of Hebei Province,No.11276168~~
文摘Objective: To observe the effect of applying tuina to exterior-interiorly connected meridians for post-stroke upper limb spasticity. Methods: A total of 150 patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity were randomly allocated into a treatment group (n=75) and a control group (n=75) by the random number table. Patients in the treatment group received tuina on exterior-interiorly connected meridians, whereas patients in the control group received standard rehabilitation therapy. The therapeutic efficacies in both groups were observed after 3 weeks of treatment. Results: The total effective rate in the treatment group was 89.3%, versus 61.3% in the control group, showing a statistically significant difference (P〈0.05). After the treatment, the muscle tones by the modified Ashworth scale (MAS) were significantly improved in both groups (both P〈0.05); and the improvement of muscle tone was more significant in the treatment group than that in the control group (P〈0.05). Conclusion: Applying tuina to exterior-interiorly connected meridians can obtain an exact efficacy for post-stroke upper limb spasticity.
文摘Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture, tuina plus rehabilitative therapy on lower limb motor dysfunction in infants with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: A total of 60 infants with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group by random digital table, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with acupuncture, tuina therapy plus rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine. The control group was simply treated with rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine, as same as that for the treatment group. The assessment was respectively given to the sick infants before the treatment and after the treatment of six months, to evaluate lying and rolling scores in dimension A, to evaluate sitting score in dimension B, to evaluate crawling and kneeling scores in dimension C, and evaluate standing score in dimension D in the gross motor functions and determine the muscle tone of the gastrocnemius muscle by modified Ashworth scale (MAS). Results: The differences were not statistically significant in comparison of the gross motor functions and the muscle tone of the gastrocnemius muscle between the two groups of sick infants before the treatment (P〉O.OS); after the treatment of six months, the above items were obviously improved in the two groups (P〈O.01), better in the treatment group than in the control group, with the statistical significance in the differences between the groups (P〈O.01). Conclusion: Acupuncture, tuina plus rehabilitative therapy of Western medicine are remarkable in the therapeutic effects in the treatment of motor disorders of the lower limbs in the sick infants with spastic cerebral palsy. This therapeutic method is safe, simple and convenient and needs to be clinically popularized and applied.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of traditional tuina plus modern rehabilitation in the treatment of lower limb extensor spasticity during stroke recovery. Methods: A total of 93 stroke patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group. Forty-four patients in the observation group were treated with traditional tuina plus modern rehabilitation, and 49 patients in the control group were treated with modern rehabilitation. The modified Ashworth scale (MAS), the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FMA) and the modified Barthel index (MBI) were used to evaluate the knee extensors state, lower limb motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) of the two groups. Results: After treatment, the overall efficacy of the observation group was better than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the MAS scores of both groups were significantly lower, FMA and MBI scores were significantly higher, and the differences were statistically significant in each group (P<0.01). After treatment, the MAS score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, and the differenee between the groups was statistically significant (P<0.01). The MBI score of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the differenee between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). There were significant differences in the post-treatment changes in MAS, FMA and MBI scores between the two groups (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Traditional tuina plus modern rehabilitation therapy can effectively alleviate or prevent lower limb extensor spasticity after stroke, and improve limb mobility and ADL. Hence, it is worthy of clinical promotion.
文摘Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus motor therapy for postapoplectic spastic hemiplegia and provide reference for rehabilitation care of patients with spastic hemiplegia after stroke. Methods: A total of 87 cases with postapoplectic spastic hemiplegia were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group. Patients in both groups received basic treatments to control blood pressure, blood sugar, blood fat and improve circulation. The 43 cases in the treatment group received acupuncture combined with motor therapy, whereas the 44 cases in the control group received motor therapy alone(same as the treatment group). The treatment was conducted once a day, for a total of 3 sessions. One session consisted of 10 times and there was a 1-day interval between two sessions. Then the changes in modified Ashworth scale(MAS) score and Fugl-Meyer assessment scale(FMA) score and clinical efficacy were observed. Results: After treatment, the MAS scores were significantly decreased in both groups, showing intra-group statistical differences(P〈0.01). The MAS score in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group, showing a between-group statistical difference(P〈0.01). The total effective rate was 69.8% in the treatment group, versus 45.5% in the control group, showing a between-group statistical difference(P〈0.05). After treatment, the FMA scores were significantly increased in both groups, showing intra-group statistical differences(P〈0.01); and the FMA score in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group, showing a between-group statistical difference(P〈0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with motor therapy is better than motor therapy alone in alleviating postapoplectic limb spasticity, improving the limb motor function and increasing the activities of daily living(ADL).
文摘Objective: To evaluate the literature quality of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture plus rehabilitation for post-stroke limb spasm in the recent ten years in China.Methods: By searching four databases of China National Knowledge Internet(CNKI), Wanfang Academic Journal Full-text Database(Wanfang), Chongqing VIP Database(CQVIP) and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database(CBM), randomized controlled trial(RCT) of acupuncture plus rehabilitation for the treatment of post-stroke limb spasm were screened and selected. In accordance with 2010 edition of the consolidated standards of reporting trials(CONSORT) and standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of acupuncture(STRICTA), the quality evaluation was processed for RCT documents. Results: Finally, 50 documents were selected. The issues of titles, sample size calculation, application of randomization and blind method, subject's procedure, conclusion and estimated value, explanation of trial limitation, auxiliary intervention measures and therapeutic plans, and background of therapists exist in most documents. Conclusion: Currently, RCT documents about acupuncture plus rehabilitation for the treatment of post-stroke limb spasm are generally of low quality. In the future, it is necessary to standardize the reports of the clinical trials based upon CONSORT and STRICTA, in order to enhance the document quality.