The Clinical Effect Observing Of The Balance Needling Hua Tuo Jiaji Points Of Stroke Patients With Hemiplegia Spasticity Of Muscular Tension

Objective: To explore the clinical effect of balance needing Hua Tuo Jiaji points of stroke patient with hemiplegia spasticity on treating muscular tension, improvement physical function and daily life capacity, to find out one acupuncture method that have higher efficiency and local incentive to muscle spasm. Methods: Chosen 71 stroke patients with hemiplegia, patients were randomly divided into two groups: treatment group was treated with routine treatment plus balance needing Hua Tuo Jiaji points; control group was treated with routine treatment plus conventional acupuncture method. Two grops were treated for 4 weeks, observed the improvement of muscular tension, physical function and quality of life before and after treatment. Results: (1) After treatment, muscle tension of two grops all shown significant improvement,the total effective of treatment group was 89%, the total effective of control group was 69%, no case in the treatment group became more serious,two people in the control group became heavier. After rank sum test,shown significant difference in two groups, (P<0.05); (2)On the improvement of physical function,two groups all have significant improvement, but treatment group is superior to conventional acupuncture methods(P<0.05).(3)On the improvement of daily life capacity, the modified Barthel Index score of treatment group was significantly higher than control group (P <0.05). Conclusion: The balance needling Hua Tuo Jiaji points in patients with spastic hemiplegia can reduce muscle tension, improve patient's limb function and the patient's self-care ability and quality of life , the effect is better than traditional acupuncture.