Rehabilitation of Knee Osteoarthritis in Stroke Patients
- VernacularTitle:脑卒中患者膝关节骨关节炎的康复治疗
- Author:
Zong-bao HE
;
You-kui LV
;
Dong-chang CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
knee osteoarthritis, stroke, hemiplegia, rehabilitation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2006;12(12):1033-1034
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effective method on the knee osteoarthritis (KOA) of stroke patients.Methods Twenty-four stroke patients with KOA were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group with 12 cases in each group. All patients received facilitation technique exercise, the patients in the treatment group were added with an extra complex therapy of electronic acupuncture, physical and exercise thepapies. All patients of two groups were assessed with visual analogous score (VAS) and Fugl-Meyer Motion Scale (FMMS) before treatment and one course after treatment.Results After treatment, the scores of VAS and FMMS of the patients in the treatment group were significantly better than that in the control group ( P<0.01).Conclusion Multidisciplinary rehabilitation including electronic acupuncture, physical, and exercise is efficiancy to KOA of stroke patients.
