Effects of focal vibration on shoulder-hand syndrome in stroke patients

VernacularTitle:局部振动治疗脑卒中后肩-手综合征的疗效观察
Author: Honge JIA ; Tao XU ; Tiecheng GUO ; Yizhao WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Shoulder-hand syndrome; Stroke; Focal vibration
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2014;36(12):939-941
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy of focal vibration on shoulder-hand syndrome (SHS) in stroke patients.Methods Two stroke patients with SHS were observed.Both patients were treated with routine interventions including exercises,manipulation,intermittent sequential pneumatic compression,medications etc at the beginning,but got no significant improvement after 4 weeks of treatment.Focal vibration was then added on by applying it on the affected side for 10-12 minutes,once daily for 2 weeks.The SHS scoring system developed by Braus and colleagues was used to evaluate the outcome.Results It was found that after 2 weeks of treatment with focal vibration,both patients were improved significantly,in terms of pain,edema and shoulder range of movement,as reflected by the changes of SHS scores.The SHS scores of both patients were 12 before treatment with focal vibration and reduced to 5 after the treatment.Conclusions Focal vibration could be an effective option for the management of SHS in stroke patients.