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KMID : 0615720020190050035
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2002 Volume.19 No. 5 p.35 ~ p.45
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Effects of Added Tong`s Acupuncture on NIH Stroke Scale and MBI in Stroke Patients
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Abstract
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Objective : The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of tong´s acupuncture on recovery of motor disorders in stroke patients.
Methods : Twenty two patients with poststroke-hemiplegia were randomized into two groups. Ten patients(test group) treated by 2 methods-tong´s acupuncture and body acupuncture. The other twelve patients(control group) treated only by body acupuncture. The activity of daily living was measured with a National Institutes of Health stroke scale(NIHSS) and Modified Barthel Index(MBI). The therapy was performed one a day for 2 weeks.
Results : In terms of score of NIHSS, the test group showed statistically meaningful decrease after 2 week treatment. but the control group showed statistically meaningful decrease after 1 week(p<0.05).
And in terms of score of MBI, the test group showed statistically meaningful increase after 2 week treatment. but the control group showed statistically meaningful increase after 1 week(p<0.05). There was no statistically meaningful difference after 1 and 2 week treatment between the groups.
Conclusions : These results support that test group has almost same effectness compared with control group in improvement of the activity of daily living of poststroke-hemiplegic patients.
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