The effect of Hominis Placenta Pharmacopuncture on Leg spasticity of stroke patients (A Pilot study, Double blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial)

Autor: Cheol-Hong Kim, Jung-Ah Park, Choon-Ho Song, Hyoun-Min Youn, Changbeohm Ahn, Ju-hwan Noh, Kyung-Jeon Jang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmacopuncture, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 97-110 (2009)
ISSN: 2234-6856
2093-6966
Popis: Objective : The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Hominis Placenta Pharmacopuncture(HPP) on lower limb spasticity control in stroke patients. Methods : Twenty stroke patients with Leg spasticity were randomly divided into two groups, a Distilled water Pharmacopuncture(group I) and a HPP(group II). The number of Pharmacopuncture was 5 times a week and acupuncture treatment was 3 times a week for 3 weeks. Modified Ashworth Scale(MAS), H-reflex/M-response ratio(H/M ratio), Berg Balance Scale(BBS) and Time Up & Go(TUG) were used for evaluation of spasticity control before experiment, after 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks. Results : Group I showed significant improvement(p
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