Effect of Consciousness-restoring Needling Combined with Comprehensive Rehabilitation Training on Motor Function and Activities of Daily Living of Poststroke Patients with Hemiplegia / 广州中医药大学学报

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of consciousness-restoring needling combined with comprehensive rehabilitation training on motor function and the activities of daily living of poststroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods Sixty qualified patients were evenly randomized into observation group and control group. All of the patients were given conventional medicine treatment and conventional rehabilitation training, and the treatment group was given consciousness-restoring needling additionally. The therapeutic effects were compared at the end of first session of treatment for 4 weeks and 12 weeks after the first session of treatment. The Fugl-Meyer motor assessment scale (FMA), modified Barthel Index (MBI) and Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale ( SS-QQL) were taken as the main evaluation indexes. Results The differences of FMA, MBI and SS-QOL scores were insignificant between the two groups before treatment ( P>0.05). At the end of treatment for 4 weeks, FMA, MBI and SS-QOL scores were increased in the two groups (P<0.05), and the increase was more obvious in the observation group (P<0.05). The results of follow-up till the 12th week showed that FMA, MBI and SS-QOL scores were still higher than the baseline level ( P<0.05). Conclusion Consciousness-restoring needling combined with comprehensive rehabilitation training has better effect on improving motor function and the activities of daily living of poststroke hemiplegia patients than comprehensive rehabilitation training alone.

Clinical Observation on 58 Stroke Patients with Shoulder-joint Semiluxation Treated by Needling Method of Restoring Consciousness and Inducing Resuscitation plus Jingjin Needling / 中医杂志

Objective To study the effect of consciousness restoring needling method combined with Jingjin needling method for shoulder-joint semiluxation patients after stroke.Methods The 108 patients were divided randomly into the treated group(n=58) and the control group(n=50).The treated group was treated with consciousness restoring and Jingjin Needling while the control group treated with consciousness restoring only.The therapeutic effect,shoulder joint movement,and severity of nervous impairment of both groups were observed.Results There were significant differences between the two groups in total effective rate and improvement of joint movement and nervous function(P