Effects of"brain-gut co-regulation"acupuncture on upper limb movement,gastrointestinal function and activities of daily living in patients with ischemic stroke
Bai Xinyu
Zhu Yonggang
Chen Zhitian
Tang Wenqi
Zhang Yunyun
Xie Yang
Abstract：Objective To observe the effects of the"brain-gut co-regulation"acupuncture method on upper limb movement,gastrointestinal function,and activities of daily living in patients with ischemic stroke.Methods 70 patients with ischemic stroke were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group,with 35 patients in each group.Both groups were given conventional drug treatment and rehabilitation therapy.The control group was given conventional acupuncture treatment,the observation group was treated with the"brain-gut co-regulation"acupuncture method,5 times a week for a total of 4 weeks.After the treatment,the upper limb motor function and the muscle tension of the elbow flexor muscles of the two groups of patients were scored using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity(FMA-UE)and the Modified Ashworth Scale(MAS).The gastrointestinal function of the two groups of patients was scored using the gastrointestinal scale.The activities of daily living of the patients were scored using the Functional Independence Measure(FIM)and the modified Barthel Index(MBI).Results In both groups,compared with their corresponding pre-treatment values,the FMA-UE scores increased,the MAS scores decreased(P<0.05),the scores of gastrointestinal symptoms decreased(P<0.05),and the FIM and MBI scores increased(P<0.05).Compared with the control group,the increase in the FMA-UE scores and the decrease in the MAS scores and gastrointestinal symptom scores in the observation group were more pronounced(P<0.05),and the increases in the FIM and MBI scores were also significant(P<0.05).Conclusion The"brain-gut co-regulation"acupuncture method can improve the upper limb movement and gastrointestinal function of patients with ischemic stroke and enhance their activities of daily living.
Keywords：Brain-gut co-regulationAcupunctureIschemic strokeMotor functionGastrointestinal function
Publication Date：2024-09-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 70-73,78 )