Clinical observation on 90 cases of depression after cerebral apoplexy treated by acupuncture regulating governor vessel tongnao
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2015.11.005
- VernacularTitle:调督通脑法针刺治疗中风后抑郁临床研究
- Author:
Jun XING
;
Lijing CHANG
;
Yanjun WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Depression;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Poststroke Syndrome Rehabilitation;
Regulating governor vessel tongnao
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2015;(11):981-983
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of acupuncture in the treatment of depression after stroke. Methods 90 patients with cerebral apoplexy were randomly divided into 2 groups according to the random number table, with 45 cases in each group. Patients in both groups were given routine western medicine treatment, and guided to carry out suitable limb function rehabilitation training. In addition, the control group was given traditional acupuncture treatment, while the treatment group was given the brain acupuncture treatment with tiaodu in addition to the traditional acupuncture treatment. Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) was used to assess the degree of depression, Chinese stroke scale (CSS) was used to evaluate the degree of neurological deficit, and barthel index (BI) was used to evaluate the activity of daily living (ADL). Results After treatment, the treatment group has a lower CSS score than that of the control group (11.38 ± 3.94 vs. 15.16 ± 4.52, t=4.229), and a lower HAMD score than that of the control group (6.25 ± 3.76 vs. 9.32 ± 5.06, t=3.267). Meanwhile, the treatment group has a higher BI score than that of the control group (69.22 ± 7.05 vs. 55.67 ± 6.21; t=9.675, P<0.01). Furthermore, the treatment group has statistically significant higher cure rate than that of the control group (62.2% vs. 33.3%;χ2=6.413, P=0.011). Conclusions Tiaodu brain acupuncture treatment of depression after stroke has obvious clinical curative effect, and is superior to other traditional acupuncture method.
