Clinical Study on Transcutaneous Acupoint Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-stroke Fatigue
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.01.0014
- VernacularTitle:经皮穴位电刺激干预卒中后疲劳的临床研究
- Author:
Rongyun WANG
;
Xianlei LIN
;
Qiuhua SUN
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Transcutaneous acupoint electrical nerve stimulation;
Fatigue;
Poststroke syndrome;
National institutes of health stroke scale;
Fatigue severity scale
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(1):14-16
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of transcutaneous acupoint electrical nerve stimulation (TEAS) in treating post-stroke fatigue.Method A total of 80 patients with post-stroke fatigue were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The control group was intervened by conventional post-stroke treatment, while the treatment group by TEAS in addition to the intervention given to the control group. The treatment was given once a day, 7 d as a treatment course, successively for 2 treatment courses with 1-d interval between the two courses. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) were observed before and after the treatment.Result After 2 treatment courses, the NIHSS and FSS scores in the treatment group were significantly different from those before the treatment (P<0.05). The NIHSS and FSS scores in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group after 2 treatment courses (P<0.05). Conclusion TEAS can effectively alleviate the symptoms of post-stroke fatigue and promote the recovery.
