Effect of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy to improve comprehensive function among patients with stroke in communities
10.3760/cma.J.issn.1671-7368.2009.11.006
- VernacularTitle:针刺结合功能训练对社区脑卒中患者综合功能的影响
- Author:
Xiao CUI
;
Cuixia ZHOU
;
Yongshan HU
;
Yi WU
;
Peiyu QU
;
Huanhuan NI
;
Huiling ZENG
;
Chunshui HUANG
;
Junchao SHI
;
Jie ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Recovery of function;
Cerebrovascular accident
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2009;8(11):789-791
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To Btudy effect of standardized acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy (function training)on improvement of comprehensive function among patients with stroke in communities,Changning District of Shanghai.Methods One hundred and seventy-six stroke patients were divided into rehabilitation therapy group(88 cases)and control group(88 cages)with block randomization.Patients in rehabilitation therapy group were treated with standardized acupuncture combined with function training in addition to regular medical treatment,and patients in control group regular medical treatment only.All the patients were evaluated with functional comprehensive assessment(FCA)scale by the end of 2-and 5-month of treatment,respectively.Results By the end of 5-month of treatment,scores of FCA in both groups increased significantly (P＜0.01),as compared to those before treatment,more in rehabilitation therapy group than that in control group(P＜0.05).Conclusions Effect of standardized acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy Can obviously improve their comprehensive function among stroke patients in communities.
