Clinical Research of Du Meridian-dredging Method Combined with Dorsiflexion Ankle Foot Orthotics on Walking Ability in Pa-tients with Hemiplegia
10.14148/j.issn.1672-0482.2016.0532
- VernacularTitle:疏经通督推拿联合背屈踝足矫形器对偏瘫患者步行能力影响的临床研究
- Author:
Hui FENG
1
;
Gong CHEN
;
Hua-Ping PAN
;
Yun-Chuan WU
Author Information
1. 南京市江宁医院康复医学科
- Keywords:
stroke;
soothing channels and promoting governor vessel;
massage;
movement;
gait;
rehabilitation
- From:
Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;32(6):532-536
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To observe the influence of Du meridian-dredging method combined with dorsiflexion ankle foot or-thotics on walking ability in patients with hemiplegia.METHODS 121 ischemic stroke patients with hemiplegia were divided into the treatment group(n =61) and the control group(n =60) using random single blind control method.Conventional reha-bilitation trainings including Bobath technology and ankle-foot orthoses were given to patients in the control group,while those in the treatment group were further given meridian dredging massage.The treatment lasted for 8 weeks in total.Variation of parameters before and after treatment were compared including lower limb movement function score,the fastest walking veloc-ity measured over 10 meters,gait space,time parameters,as well as angle of knee flexion and extension during walk in two groups were compared.RESULTS Before the treatment,all parameters had no significant difference between two groups(P >0.05).After 8 weeks,there was a significant difference on all parameters of both groups(P <0.01),but the treatment group improved much more than the control group(P <0.05).CONCLUSION The meridian dredging massage with dorsiflexion an-kle foot orthotics can improve movement function and walking ability in patients with hemiplegia.
