Electroacupuncture Of Lumbar And Abdominal Acupoints On Patients With Post-Stroke Pemiplegia Clinical Observation On The Effect Of Balance Ability

Objective:The objective of this study was to explore the clinically effective treatment of post-stroke hemiplegia through a clinical randomized controlled trial,that is,to explore the effect of electro-acupuncture of lumbar and abdominal acupoints for post-stroke hemiplegia.Methods:A total of 64 patients who fulfilled the criteria for post-stroke hemiplegia were enrolled in the department,and were divided into the electro-acupuncture lumbar and abdominal acupoints group and the traditional rehabilitation group using a randomized grouping method,comprising 32 patients in each group.Electro-acupuncture of lumbar and abdominal acupoints group: treated with basic internal medicine and conventional acupuncture in the author’s department together with electro-acupuncture of lumbar and abdominal acupoints.Traditional rehabilitation group: treated with basic internal medicine,regular acupuncture in the author’s department along with traditional rehabilitation training.On the basis of the above,the course of treatment for both groups was four weeks.In the electro-acupuncture lumbar and abdominal acupoints group,the needling was performed twice a day,with Monday to Saturday of each week as the day of needling and resting on Sunday.The traditional rehabilitation group,which carries out the regular acupuncture days of the author’s section twice and rehabilitation training days once,with Monday to Saturday of each week as the days for acupuncture and carrying out rehabilitation training,and Sunday off.Ultimately,Berg Balance Scale,Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients,Manual Muscle Test and Modified Barthel index were used for assessing the clinical outcome of the study.Statistical analysis of the data was performed using SPSS version 22.0.Results:1.Pre-treatment BBS scores of patients in both groups: respectively compared with the 2nd and 4th week of treatment,BBS scores increased in both groups at each measurement time point(P < 0.01),and BBS scores increased significantly in the electro-acupuncture lumbar abdominal acupuncture group compared with the traditional rehabilitation group at the end of the treatment course(P < 0.01).2.PASS scores before treatment in both groups: respectively,compared with the second and fourth week of treatment,the PASS scores increased in both groups at each time point(P<0.01),and the PASS scores increased significantly in the electro-acupuncture lumbar and abdominal acupuncture group compared with the traditional rehabilitation group at the end of the treatment course(P<0.01).3.MMT scores before treatment in both groups: respectively,compared with the second and fourth week of treatment,the MMT scores increased in both groups at each time point(P<0.01),and the MMT scores increased significantly in the electro-acupuncture lumbar and abdominal acupuncture group compared with the traditional rehabilitation group at the end of the treatment course(P<0.01).4.MBI scores before treatment in both groups: respectively,compared with the second and fourth week of treatment,the MBI scores increased in both groups at all time points(P<0.01),and the MBI scores increased significantly in the electro-acupuncture lumbar and abdominal acupuncture group compared with the traditional rehabilitation group at the end of the treatment course(P<0.01).Conclusion:1.Both electroacupuncture of lumbar and abdominal acupoints and traditional rehabilitation can improve the muscle strength of the lumbar and ventral core muscles,promote the recovery of the core muscles,and improve the patients’ ability to perform daily life.2.Both electroacupuncture of lumbar and abdominal acupoints and traditional rehabilitation can promote the recovery of balance in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia,but the efficacy of electroacupuncture of lumbar and abdominal acupoints is significantly better than that of traditional rehabilitation.