Effects of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training on neural function, motor function and quality of life in patients with stroke rehabilitation

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training on neural function, motor function and quality of life in patients with cerebral apoplexy. Methods From September 2015 to September 2017, ninety-four patients with stroke rehabilitation in Zhejiang Provincial Taizhou Hospital were selected and divided into observation group and control group according to random number table, with 47 cases in each group.The control group was treated with rehabilitation training, and the observation group was treated with acupuncture and moxibustion on the basis of the control group.The two groups were treated for 8 weeks.The changes of nerve function, motor function, balance function, daily living ability and quality of life before and after treatment were compared between the two groups. Results After 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment, the NIHSS score, FMA score, BBS score and BI index score of the two groups decreased compared with before treatment (observation group: t=21.481, 36.045, 10.726, 21.961, 14.040, 26.501, 25.827, 42.266; control group: t=12.011, 20.519, 5.527, 15.644, 7.201, 18.719, 15.836, 29.852, all P<0.05), and at 8 weeks after treatment, the NIHSS score, FMA score, BBS score and BI index score decreased compared with those at 4 weeks after treatment(observation group: t=17.791, 11.558, 12.486, 13.867; control group: t=10.352, 9.721, 11.028, 11.129, all P<0.05). The NIHSS scores of the observation group after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment were lower than those of the control group[(8.94±1.02)points vs.(10.56±1.20)points, (5.61±0.78)points vs.(8.23±0.97)points, t=7.052, 14.431, all P<0.05]. The FMA scores of the observation group after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment were lower than those of the control group[(18.54±3.24)points vs.(15.03±2.71)points, (27.39±4.13)points vs.(21.03±3.25)points, t=5.697, 8.297, all P<0.05]. The BBS scores of the observation group after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment were lower than those of the control group[(35.27±3.67)points vs.(31.09±3.15)points, (45.86±4.51)points vs.(38.98±3.76)points, t=5.925, 8.033, all P<0.05]. The BI index scores in the observation group after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment were lower than those in the control group[(63.26±5.68)points vs.(56.18±6.02)points, (79.21±5.47)points vs.(68.77±4.89)points, t=5.865, 9.755, all P<0.05]. Conclusion Acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training can improve the neurological function, motor function and quality of life of patients with cerebral apoplexy. Key words: Stroke; Acupuncture; Moxibustion; Rehabilitation