Clinical observation of acupuncture plus Frenkel exercises for ataxia after cerebral stroke
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Clinical observation of acupuncture plus Frenkel exercises for ataxia after cerebral stroke 针刺加 Frenkel 训练法治疗脑卒中后共济失调的临床观察 Lu Hai (鲁海)1,2, Zhang Chun-hong (张春红)1,3,4,5, Bai Wei-jing (白玮婧)1,5, Ren Xue-song (任雪松)1,4,5, Zhang Bo (张博)1,5, Zhang Zhi-long (张智龙)6, Meng Fan-zheng (孟凡征)7, Wang Li (王丽)1,5, Wang Zhen-zhen (王珍珍)1,2, Wu Lian-zhong (武连仲)1,3,5 1 First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China 2 Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China 3 Academic Experience Inheritance Studio of National Famous Chinese Medicine Practitioners Wu Lian-zhong, Tianjin 300381, China 4 Academic Experience Inheritance Studio of Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shi Xue-min, Tianjin 300381, China 5 National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin 300381, China 6 Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin 300120, China 7 Tianjin Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nankai Hospital, Tianjin 300100, China
Abstract Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of mind-refreshing and balance-restoring needling method combined with Frenkel exercises in treating ataxia after cerebral stroke. Methods: The recruited 120 patients were randomized into an observation group and a control group, with 60 cases in each group. The control group was intervened by mind-refreshing and balance-restoring needling method, while the observation group was given additional lower-limb Frenkel exercises. Before and after treatment and at the follow-up, the ataxic lower-limb function was scored using Berg balance scale (BBS) and international cooperative ataxia rating scale (ICARS), and Barthel index (BI) was adopted to score the activities of daily living (ADL). Results: After treatment, the markedly effective rate was 70.2% and the total effective rate was 96.5% in the observation group, versus 39.7% and 87.9% in the control group, and the differences in the markedly effective rate and the total effective rate were statistically significant (P
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