Effect of Three-stage Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation on Neurological and Motor Function in Patients with Cerebral Ischemic Stroke

VernacularTitle:三级中医综合康复对脑卒中神经和运动功能的疗效
Author: Yunhua ZANG ; Shujing LI ; Ming TANG ; Zhaokai WANG ; Lianyun ZHANG ; Xin AN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: cerebral ischemic stroke, Traditional Chinese Medicine, rehabilitation, neurological function, motor function
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2013;19(8):752-754
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of three-stage Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) rehabilitation on neurological function and motor function in patients with cerebral ischemic stroke. Methods 100 patients with acute cerebral ischemic stroke were randomly divided into experimental group (n=50) and control group (n=50). The three-stage TCM synthesis rehabilitation was used in the experimental group; the 2-week western medicine rehabilitation was used in the control group. The scores of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) were evaluated. Results There was no significance in the scores of NIHSS and FMA between both groups before and 4 weeks after treatment (P>0.05). The score of NIHSS was lower (P<0.01), and the score of FMA was higher (P<0.05) in the experimental group than in the control group in the 12th week. Conclusion Three-stage TCM synthesis rehabilitation can facilitate the recovery of neurological and motor function of patients with acute cerebral ischemic stroke.