Effect of row needling in muscle regions combined with seven-star needle tapping on cognitive function and quality of life in patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity

Autor:	Qing Li, Shu-kai Han, Xue-fei Li, Wei-hong Yang, Feng-hui Liu, Hai-yan Hao
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Dry needling business.industry Cognition Treatment and control groups Physical medicine and rehabilitation Complementary and alternative medicine Quality of life Physical therapy medicine Acupuncture Tapping In patient Upper limb spasticity business
Zdroj:	Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science. 13:111-115
ISSN:	1993-0399 1672-3597
DOI:	10.1007/s11726-015-0832-z
Popis:	To observe the effect of row needling in muscle regions combined with seven-star needle tapping on cognitive function and quality of life (QOL) in patients with post-stroke upper limb spasticity. A total of 448 eligible cases were randomly allocated into a treatment group and a control group, 244 in each group. Based on standard conventional treatment, cases in the treatment group received row needling in muscle regions combined with seven-star needle tapping, whereas cases in the control group took oral Western medication. After 3 weeks of treatment, the cognitive functions were assessed using comprehensive functional assessment (CFA) and mini-mental state examination (MMSE). The QOL was evaluated using the Chinese-version 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). After treatment, the CFA and MMSE scores were significantly improved in both groups (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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