Effectiveness of electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation exercises on swallowing function of dysphagic stroke patients
- VernacularTitle:电针配合康复训练治疗脑卒中后吞咽障碍
- Author:
Zhen HUANG
;
Hai-Xia YAN
;
Yu MIN
;
Pei-Shun CHEN
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dysphagia;
Stroke;
Electroacupuncture;
Rehabilitation exercises;
Cerebral perfusion
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation exercises on swallowing function and cerebral perfusion in dysphagic stroke patients.Methods Sixty-two stroke pa- tients with dysphagia were randomly divided into a treatment group(n=32)and a control group(n=30).The treat- ment group received electroacupunture,rehabilitation exercise and conventional medical treatment,while the control group received only rehabilitation exercise and conventional medical treatment.They were treated once a day,6 times a week for 4 weeks.Water drinking test,stethocatharsis scores and swallowing fluorography were used to assess the swallowing function before and after treatment.Single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT)was also em- ployed to observe the status of cerebral perfusion before and after treatment.Results It was shown that the swallo- wing function and cerebral perfusion in the treatment group were significantly better than the control group after treat- ment.The effective rate in the treatment group was 96.88% while that of the control group was 66.67%.Conclu- sion Electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation exercises is effective in treating the dysphagic stroke patients, and can significantly improve the brain perfusion of these patients.
