Effect of warm joint needling plus rehabilitation on the balance function and quality of life of patients with spastic hemiplegia after ischemic cerebral stroke
10.1007/s11726-018-1041-3
- VernacularTitle:关刺温针结合康复对缺血性脑卒中痉挛性偏瘫患者平衡功能及生活质量的影响
- Author:
Zhen-Xiang HAN
;
Li-Li QI
;
Yi-Xin ZHOU
;
Hong ZHANG
;
Li-Xi CHU
;
Wen-Jie XU
;
Hong-Lin WANG
;
Jun LING
;
Jue HONG
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Needling Methods;
Warm Needling Therapy;
Rehabilitation;
Poststroke Syndrome;
Hemiplegia;
Myospasm
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2018;16(3):150-155
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the effect of warm joint needling plus rehabilitation techniques on the balance function and quality of life (QOL) of patients with spastic hemiplegia after ischemic cerebral stroke.Methods:Ninety patients with spastic hemiplegia after ischemic cerebral stroke were randomized into a rehabilitation group,a warm joint needling group and an observation group,with 30 cases in each group.The rehabilitation group was intervened by Bobath therapy,the warm joint needling group was treated with joint needling on the affected side plus warm needling,and the observation group was given the same rehabilitation treatment as the rehabilitation group together with the same warm joint needling as the warm joint needling group.The three groups were treated once another day,1 month as a treatment course for 6 months.Before the treatment,and respectively after 2-week,1-month,3-month,and 6-month treatment,the modified Ashworth scale (MAS) was used to measure the anti-spasm ability of the lower limb,the Berg balance scale (BBS) was adopted to evaluate the balance function,and the stroke-specific quality of life scale (SS-QOL)was employed to estimate the QOL.Results:After 3-month and 6-month treatment,the lower-limb MAS scores in the observation group were significantly better than those in the rehabilitation group and the warm joint needling group (all P＜0.05).After 1-month,3-month and 6-month treatment,the BBS scores in the observation group were significantly better than those in the rehabilitation group and the warm joint needling group (all P＜0.05).After 2-week,1-month,3-month and 6-month treatment,the SS-QOL scores in the observation group were markedly better than those in the rehabilitation group and the warm joint needling group (all P＜0.05).Conclusion:Warm joint needling plus rehabilitation can effectively improve the lower-limb spasticity state,balance function and QOL in patients with spastic hemiplegia after ischemic cerebral stroke.
