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KMID : 0363320080290010278
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2008 Volume.29 No. 1 p.278 ~ p.284
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A Clinical Study of Moxibustion Therapy’s Effect on Functional Recovery in Hemiplegia on Stroke
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Lee Sang-Hee
Kim Jae-Kyu
Son Yeon-Hee
Jeong Hyun-Yun
Kim Jung-Hoon
Kwon Jung-Nam
Kim Young-Kyun
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this clinical study was to investigate the effects of moxibustion on functional recovery in stroke patients.
Methods : Forty two stroke patients were randomized into either the standard physiotherapy treatment combined with moxibustion group or a control group with standard physiotherapy alone. They were 8 weeks from onset to the start of this study. Moxibustion was applied at 合谷(LI14), 外關(TE5), 曲池(LI11), 太衝(LIV3), 懸鍾(絶骨,G39), 足三里(S36) in hemiplegic upper and lower extremity, once a day for 6 weeks. The effect of treatment on functional recovery was assessed using the Functional Independence Measure scale. Statistical significance was achieved if the probability was less than 5%(p<0.05).
Result : These 2 groups had comparable clinical characteristics; sex, age, lesion, and pre-treatment FIM score. After 6 weeks, patients in the moxibustion group performed better on FIM. The differences were significant(P=0.001).
Conclusion : These results suggest that moxibustion is an effective treatment for functional recovery in stroke patients.
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KEYWORD
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FIM, Moxibustion, stroke
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