[Clinical observation on penetration needling combined with electroacupuncture for treatment of post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
To probe a method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome.


METHODS
Eighty cases of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated by penetration needling combined with electroacupuncture, and the control group with routine acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture, once daily, 5 sessions each week, for 4 weeks. Changes of clinical symptoms, articular mobility and pain score were observed.


RESULTS
The therapeutic effect in the treatment group was significantly better than that in the control group (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Penetration needling combined with electroacupuncture, or routine acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture can effectively alleviate pain, improve motion function and reduce edema, but the penetration needling is better than the routine acupuncture for treatment of poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome.
Xue
Li-wen
LW
Section of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of TCM Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, China. xueliwen@sina.com
Li
Qun
Q
Sun
Jing-qing
JQ
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000628:therapy*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*