Effective Site for the Application of Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy on Spasticity in Chronic Stroke: Muscle Belly or Myotendinous Junction.
10.5535/arm.2017.41.4.547
- Author:
Sang Ho YOON
1
;
Min Kyung SHIN
;
Eun Jung CHOI
;
Hyo Jung KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. khojing@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Clinical Trial ; Original Article
- Keywords:
High-energy shock waves;
Muscle spasticity;
Stroke
- MeSH:
Elbow;
High-Energy Shock Waves;
Humans;
Knee;
Lower Extremity;
Muscle Spasticity*;
Prospective Studies;
Stroke*
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2017;41(4):547-555
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) applied at the muscle belly and myotendinous junction on spasticity in the upper and lower limbs of chronic stroke patients. METHODS: Of the 151 patients, a total of 80 patients with stroke-induced spasticity on the elbow flexor and 44 patients on the knee flexor were enrolled for a prospective, randomized clinical trial. The patients were divided into control, muscle belly, and myotendinous junction groups, and a total of three ESWT sessions (0.068–0.093 mJ/mm², 1,500 shots) were conducted at one per week. A Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS) were collected at the baseline and at 1 week after each session. RESULTS: After interventions, the MAS and MTS of both the belly and the junction groups showed positive effects from the ESWT on spasticity in the elbow and knee flexors, but the control group did not. The results also tended to improve after each session until the entire intervention was completed. However, there was no significant difference between the belly and junction groups. CONCLUSION: ESWT could be effective for treating chronic spasticity after stroke when applied to muscle belly or myotendinous junction.
