Clinical Observations on the Efficacy of Scalp Acupuncture plus Moxibustion in Treating Post-stroke Should Hand Syndrome
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2014.10.0971
- VernacularTitle:头针配合艾灸治疗脑卒中后肩手综合征临床观察
- Author:
Lili JIAO
;
Yiming ZHANG
;
Qianfei WU
;
Beilei DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Scalp acupuncture;
Moxibustion with moxibustioner;
Should hand syndrome;
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2014;(10):971-972
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the efficacy of scalp acupuncture plus moxibustion in treating post-stroke should hand syndrome. Method Seventy-three patients were divided into two groups. the treatment group of 42 patients received scalp acupuncture plus moxibustion and the control group, conventional acupuncture. The therapeutic effects and pre-and post-treatment Fugl-Meyer upper limb motor function scores were compared between the two groups. Result The total efficacy rate was 88.1%in the treatment group and 74.2%in the control group;there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P＜0.01). The total efficacy rate was higher in the treatment group than in the control group. The Fugl-Meyer upper limb motor function score increased in both groups after treatment (P＜0.01). The posttreatment Fugl-Meyer upper limb motor function score was higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P＜0.01). Conclusion The results suggest that scalp acupuncture plus moxibustion has a better therapeutic effect on post-stroke should hand syndrome. The therapeutic effect is better in the patients with disease duration under six months than in those over six months.
