Tuina along the meridians combined with Chinese medicine for motor functions and activities of daily living in patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity

Objective To observe the effect of combining Chinese medicine and tuina along the meridians on motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) in patient with post-stroke upper limb spasticity Methods A total of 220 patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity were randomly allocated into a t...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2015-10, Vol.13 (5), p.295-299
Main Authors: Han, Shu-kai, Ma, Zhi-wei, Zhang, Na, Chen, Cai-ping, Ren, Zhan-chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Acupuncture
Clinical Study
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Spasticity
Stroke
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Summary:Objective To observe the effect of combining Chinese medicine and tuina along the meridians on motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) in patient with post-stroke upper limb spasticity Methods A total of 220 patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity were randomly allocated into a treatment group ( n =110) and a control group ( n =110). Patients in the treatment group received tuina along the meridians combined with spasticity-alleviating and collateral-unblocking Chinese medicine, whereas patients in the control group received routine rehabilitation therapy. Patients in both groups were treated for 3 weeks. Then the patients’ motor function, ADL and muscle tone were evaluated before and after treatment using the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FMA), modified Barthel index (MBI) and modified Ashworth scale (MAS). Results After treatment, the FMA scores, MBI scores, and muscle (shoulder intortor, elbow flexors and wrist flexors) tones were significantly improved ( P
ISSN:1672-3597
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DOI:10.1007/s11726-015-0870-6