Evaluation of long term effects of acupuncture and therapeutic exercises on frozen shoulder in stroke patients
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Stroke, Acupuncture, RehabilitationAbstract
Aim: To determine how acupuncture and exercise therapy affect motor function and spasticity on the hands of stroke patients 6 months after they had received this kind of therapy. Methods: Prospective, randomized, single blind clinical study of 20 patients, age 60-70 years, in the chronic phase 6 months after stroke. Subjects were divided into two groups: Group A, which was treated with acupuncture and exercise therapy (AP-ET) 6 months ago and Group B, which was treated with exercise therapy (ET) alone 6 months ago. Results: Analyses showed a statistically significant difference in the post-treatment SCORES as compared to 6 months after treatment within each study group for all parameters examined (p<0.01 in all cases) except for MAS. Analyses showed a statistically significant differ-ence in some parameters in the ET group as compared to the AP-ET group with greater mean values recorded in the AP-ET group for MAS and CSDQ. All other parameters showed no statistical differences between the two different therapy groups 6 months after the therapy. Conclusion: The results confirm the hypothesis that acupuncture and exercise therapy are useful in the treatment of frozen shoulder in stroke patients and that their effects are still present after 6 months of therapy, however, given the small patient population, further studies are needed to verify these results.
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