Effect of Electroacupuncture at the Balance Area on Ambulation and Quality of Life in Patients with Cerebral Stroke
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.05.0507
- VernacularTitle:电针平衡区对脑卒中患者步行能力及生活质量的影响
- Author:
Min ZHU
;
Jiamei CHU
;
Youhua ZENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Cerebral stroke;
Electroacupuncture;
Scalp balance area;
Ambulation ability;
Quality of life;
Rehabilitation;
Stroke complications;
Scalp Stimulation areas
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2016;35(5):507-509
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture at the Balance Area on ambulation and quality of life in patients with cerebral stroke.Method A hundred patients with cerebral stroke were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 50 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by electroacupuncture at the Balance Area plus rehabilitation, while the control group was by conventional acupuncture plus rehabilitation. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Holden ambulation grading score, and modified Barthel Index (BI) were adopted to evaluate the walk ability and quality of life.Result The BBS score, Holden grading score, and modified BI score respectively after 1 treatment course and 2 treatment courses were significantly different from that before intervention in both groups (P<0.01). After 1 treatment course, the BBS score, Holden grading score, and BI score of the treatment group were significantly different from that of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Electroacupuncture at the Balance Area can effectively enhance the balance function of cerebral stroke patients, and it can promote the ambulation ability and quality of life.
