Effect of Early-stage Acupuncture Intervention on Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Hemiplegic Balance Disturbance
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.10.1159
- VernacularTitle:早期针刺干预对偏瘫平衡障碍患者日常生活能力的影响
- Author:
xi Duo DENG
1
;
kui Kui GUO
;
min Guo LI
;
qi Zhi ZHANG
;
Jiao XIE
;
Liang PENG
;
Hui XIE
Author Information
1. 湖南中医药大学
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Hemiplegia;
Post-stroke syndrome;
Balance disturbance;
Activities of daily living;
Fugl-Meyer Assessment;
Berg Balance Scale;
Barthel Index
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(10):1159-1163
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of balance acupuncture predominantly by puncturing Jiaji points (EX-B2) from C4 to T1and from T12 to L1in treating hemiplegic balance disturbance after cerebral stroke. Method A total of 180 hemiplegia patients were randomized into 3 groups, 60 cases in balance acupuncture group, 60 cases in ordinary acupuncture group, and 60 cases in basic control group. After 1-month treatment and 3 months after the treatment, the motor function (Fugl-Meyer Assessment, FMA), balance function (Berg Balance Scale, BBS; Timed Up and Go Test, TUGT), and activities of daily living (ADL) (Barthel Index, BI) were observed.Result After 1-month treatment and 3 months after the treatment, limb function, balance ability and ADL were significantly different from those before the treatment in balance acupuncture group (P<0.01); after 1-month treatment, limb function in balance acupuncture group was significantly different from that in basic control group (P<0.05), and the differences were more statistically significant in comparing the rest indexes between the two groups (P<0.01); there were significant differences between ordinary acupuncture group and basic control group (P<0.05). Three months after the treatment, there was a significant difference in comparing balance function between balance acupuncture group and basic control group (P<0.05), and the differences were more statistically significant in comparing the rest indexes between the two groups (P<0.01), there was no significant difference in comparing balance function between ordinary acupuncture group and basic control group (P>0.05).Conclusion In combination with basic treatment, balance acupuncture works better than ordinary acupuncture and basic control in improving limb function, ADL and balance function of hemiplegia patients.
