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KMID : 0895820050150040055
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2005 Volume.15 No. 4 p.55 ~ p.64
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The Comparison of Effectiveness in Electroacupuncture between Dong-si Acupoint and Body Acupoint in Hemiplegic Patients after Acute Stroke
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Lee Han-Sung
Lee Jong-Soo
Shin Hyun-Dae
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate difference between the effect of an electroacupuncture at Dong-si acupoint and an electroacupuncture at body acupoint for patients after acute stroke.
Methods: Electroacupuncture therapy at 8 selected Dong-si acupoints was applied to five stroke-originated hemiplegic patients(sample group) for 2 weeks. 5 other hemiplegic patients had been treated with Electroacupuncture therapy 8 body acupoints during same period. The examiner assessed muscle power by Manual Muscle Test and dynamometer, ADLs by modified Barthel index(MBI), and motor function by Fugl-Meyer Score(FMS).
Results: In general, some significantly effective results were yielded within one group improvements on Muscle Power, MBI, FMS. However, scores on each scale did not show significantly meaningful differences between sample and control group.
Conclusions: Electroacupuncture stimulated at Dong-si acupoints does not have the more significant effectiveness than electroacupuncture stimulated at body acupoints in patients after acute stroke.
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KEYWORD
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Electroacupuncture, Stroke rehabilitation, Hemiplegia, Dong-si acupuncture
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