Penetration acupuncture at Baxie(EX-UE 9) combined with rehabilitation for swelling hand of post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.

Chunshui HUANG; Wenchao FAN; Ansheng YU; Xiao CUI; Ji WU

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Penetration acupuncture at Baxie(EX-UE 9) combined with rehabilitation for swelling hand of post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.

Author: Chunshui HUANG ¹ ; Wenchao FAN ² ; Ansheng YU ³ ; Xiao CUI ² ; Ji WU ²
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1. Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 201203, China.
2. Rehabilitation Department, Tianshan TCM Hospital of Changning District, Shanghai 200051.
3. Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 201203. yuanshengyas@163.com.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: acupuncture therapy; penetration acupuncture at Baxie(EX-UE 9); post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome; randomized controlled trial(RCT); swelling hand
From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2017;37(2):121-124
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo compare the effects between penetration acupuncture at Baxie (EX-UE 9) combined with rehabilitation and simple rehabilitation for swelling hand in post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.
METHODSSixty patients were randomly assigned into an observation group and a control group,30 cases in each one. Penetration acupuncture at Baxie (EX-UE 9) combined with rehabilitation were used in the observation group,and the acupoints were the affected Baxie (EX-UE 9) and Wailaogong (EX-UE 8). Simple rehabilitation was used in the control group. All the treatment was given for 3 weeks,5 days a week with 2 days at the interval,once a day. The swelling degree and motor function of the affected hand were assessed before and after treatment in the two groups. Also,the effects were compared.
RESULTSThe swelling and motor function scores after treatment were improved compared with those before treatment in the two groups(all<0.01),with better effects in the observation group(both<0.01). The total effective rate was 93.3%(28/30) in the observation group,which was better than 73.3%(22/30) in the control group(<0.01).
CONCLUSIONSPenetration acupuncture at Baxie (EX-UE 9) combined with rehabilitation can effectively and timely alleviate the swelling hand and motor function of post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome,which are better than simple rehabilitation.