Observation on therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture combined with functional training for treatment of peripheral nerve incomplete injury of upper limbs / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 329-332, 2007.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To search for the best program for treatment of peripheral nerve incomplete injury.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ninety cases were randomly divided into a treatment group, a control group I and a control group II, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with electroacupuncture at Jianyu (LI 15), Hegu (LI 4), Quchi (LI 11), etc. plus functional training, and the control group I with electroacupuncture and the control group H with functional training. After treatment for 3 months, basic function, practical function, EMG, nerve conduction velocity were compared among the 3 groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The good rate of basic function of 50.0%, the curemarkedly effective rate of practical function of 50.0% and the total effective rate of neurophysiology of 64.3% in the treatment group were better than 20.7%, 17.2%, 41.4% in the control group I (P < 0.05) and 23.3%, 20.0% and 36.O7% in the control group II (P 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Electroacupuncture combined with functional training can accelerate nervous repair, promote functional recovery of the denervated muscles, so as to shorten the restoring time of nerve-muscle and increase life quality of the patient.</p>
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Main subject:
Peripheral Nerves
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Electroacupuncture
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Physical Therapy Modalities
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Upper Extremity
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Peripheral Nerve Injuries
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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