Clinical observation on penetration needling combined with electroacupuncture for treatment of post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To probe a method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty cases of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated by penetration needling combined with electroacupuncture, and the control group with routine acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture, once daily, 5 sessions each week, for 4 weeks. Changes of clinical symptoms, articular mobility and pain score were observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The therapeutic effect in the treatment group was significantly better than that in the control group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Penetration needling combined with electroacupuncture, or routine acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture can effectively alleviate pain, improve motion function and reduce edema, but the penetration needling is better than the routine acupuncture for treatment of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome.</p>