Efficacy of combined treatment by scalp and penetration acupunctures with TKM medication (tang) on stroke patients
| Autor: | Hi-Joon Park, Hyejung Lee, Sung-Keel Kang, Jeong-Seon Kim, Jung-Chul Seo, Ee-Hwa Kim, Kang-Hyun Leem, Hyangsook Lee, Sun-Mi Choi, Chang-Shik Yin, Eunyoung Ha, Hun-Kuk Park, Yeonhee Ryu, Joo-Ho Chung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Motor disorder medicine.medical_specialty Stroke patient Herbal Medicine Severity of Illness Index Severity of illness Acupuncture medicine Humans Combined Modality Therapy Korea Scalp business.industry Traditional Korean medicine General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Stroke Clinical trial medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Neurological Research. 29:38-41 |
| ISSN: | 1743-1328 0161-6412 |
| Popis: | Background: Traditional Korean medicine (TKM) therapy of scalp and penetration acupuncture has been used for the treatment of stroke in Korea. This study investigated the efficacy of scalp and penetration acupuncture in combination with TKM medication. Methods: Twenty-four stroke patients were enrolled in the program. Control group (n = 12) received herbal medicines (Baepungtang, Sopungtang or Sosokmyeongtang) and conventional body acupuncture. Treatment group (n = 12) received scalp and penetration acupuncture in addition to herbal medicines and conventional body acupuncture. Improvements in the motor functions were scored by the modified Barthel index (MBI). Results: After 4 weeks of treatment, statistical analysis showed significant improvement in the MBI scores for both groups. Significant difference in the MBI scores between two groups, however, was not observed. Conclusion: The supportive effect of scalp and penetration acupuncture in the treatment of stroke needs further investigation. |
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