Jiaji Lumbar Acupuncture Combined With Rehabilitation Therapy After Stroke Clinical Study Of Lower Limb Spasticity

Purpose: To assess therapeutic effect on acupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B) of waist for the treatment of lower extremity spasticity for stroke patients.Method: This study adopts hospital order according to the method, randomized control. Choose 60 cases of lower extremity spastic paralysis after stroke were randomly divided into two groups which based on rehabilitation training.30cases in the treatment group were treated with acupuncture group at Jiaji acupoints of waist (therapy at Jiaji of waist).30cases in the control group were treated with traditional acupuncture therapy(traditional acupuncture therapy).The evaluation of the functional rehabilitation was carried out by the methods before the treatment and after,Which were improved internationally Ashworth spasms table, lower limb clinical spasms index CSI, FAC walking function classification, Meyer lower limb movement Fug - treatment function evaluation, so data analyzed by SPSS17.0 statistical software.Result: 1, the treatment group and control group in admission, treatment and out of the hospital about MAS has not statistics significance .(P>0.05). 2, the treatment group and control group in admission and treatment has not statistics significance about CSI. But the treatment group muscle tension at discharge is less than the control group when out of hospital. (P < 0.05) . 3, In admission the treatment group and control group about FAC walking function classification comparison was not statistically significant (p > 0.05), two groups in treatment group than in control group treatment (p < 0.05), two groups in the hospital treatment group than in control group (p < 0.05). 4, Both the treatment group and control group in admission and treatment has not statistics significance about Fugl - treatment of lower extremities Meyer movement function (P>0.05). Compare therapeutic effect of two groups out of hospital, indicating that the treatment group was better than control group (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Therapy at Jiaji of waist can alleviate spasticity, relieve muscle spasm, thus improving the lower extremity function and therapy at Jiaji of waist is superior to traditional acupuncture when there are serious spasms sufferer. This topic avoided the current clinical debate that the more acupuncturing antagonist muscle can aggravate the increased muscle tension seizures and provocation. Acupuncture waist at Jiaji is an effective method to treat the lower extremity spasticity for stroke patients, also superior to traditional acupuncture point.