Clinical efficacy and safety evaluation of floating needle therapy combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of stage I post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome
LIU Wei
ZHU Wen-zong
JIN Yong-xi
SONG Cheng-cheng
FU Hai-qun
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of floating needle therapy combined with transcranial mag-netic stimulation(TMS)in the treatment of post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome(PSHS)during the recovery period af-ter stroke.Methods Eighty patients with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome in the recovery period were selected and randomly divided into the experimental group(n=40)and the control group(n=40).Both groups received routine comprehensive treatment for stroke in Western medicine.The experimental group received floating needle therapy com-bined with transcranial magnetic stimulation,while the control group received conventional rehabilitation therapy.The Shoulder-Hand Syndrome Scale(SHSS),Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire(SF-MPQ),and Fugl-Meyer As-sessment for Upper Extremity(FMA-UE)were used to assess the degree of upper limb impairment,motor function,pain symptoms,and activities of daily living before and after intervention.Chi-square test and t-test were used to compare the general data and efficacy indicators of patients.Results Compared with before treatment,the SHSS score and McGill Pain Questionnaire score decreased in both groups after treatment(P＜0.05).There was a statistically significant differ-ence in SHSS score and McGill Pain Questionnaire score between the two groups after treatment(P＜0.05).Compared with before and after intervention,the FMA-UE score and Modified Barthel Index score in both groups significantly in-creased(P＜0.05).There was a statistically significant difference in these scores between the two groups after treatment(P＜0.05).During the intervention period,there were no significant adverse reactions in either group.Conclusion Floating needle therapy combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly improve PSHS.
Keywords：strokefloating-needle therapyshoulder-hand syndrometranscranial magnetic stimulationclinical research
Publication Date：2024-04-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 467-471 )