The Clinical Evaluation And Study On Therapeutical Effect Of The Stepping Program Of Integrated Traditional Chinese And Western Medicine In Stroke Patients

Objectives: To explore the strategy and effects of rehabilitation of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine on motor function in patients of stroke.Materials and Methods: 80 patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic cerebral stroke at recovery stage were divided into two groups randomly: the treating group and control group. Patients in the two groups were treated with the routine internal medicine and rehabilitation. The patients in the treating group were given the stepping program of the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.The patients in the control group were given rehabilitation of western medicine. They were assessed on admission and at 1 month after treatment with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment ( FMA), the Barthel index of ADL and the NIH Stroke Scale . Data were analyzed using the software package SPSS for Windows 13.0.Results(1) There was no significant difference in age, sex and stroke type between the two groups on admission. There was no significant difference in the mean change of FMA,ADL,NIHSS score between the two groups on admission.(2) The mean change in FMA score between the day of admission and the day of 1 month after treatment was 33.03+20.78 for the treating group and 22.00+13.88 for the control group. A difference that is statistically significant (P<0.01).The mean change in ADL score was 36.13+19.23 for the treating group and 19.63+17.41 for the control group. A difference that is also statistically significant (P<0.01).Finally, the mean change in NIHSS score was 4.43+2.51 for the treating group and 3.28+2.14 for the control group. A difference that is statistically significant (0.01