Effect of Sling Exercise Therapy Combined with Acupuncture at Jiaji Acupoints on Balance in Stroke Patient with Hemiplegia
CHEN Rui-quan
WU Jian-xian
ZHU Zong-jun
XIAO Hong-bo
HE Yun-huan
Abstract：Objective To observe the effect of sling exercise therapy combined with acupuncture at Jiaji acupoints on balance function of stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods From October, 2013 to October, 2015, 40 hemiplegic stroke patients with balance dysfunction were randomized to control group and treatment group equally. Both groups accepted routine rehabilitation, while the treatment group com-bined with sling exercise therapy and acupuncture at Jiaji acupoints. They were assessed with Berg Balance Scale (BBS), 10-metre maxi-mum walking speed (10MWS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment of lower limbs (FMA-L) and modified Barthel Index (MBI) before and four weeks after treatment. Results The scores of BBS, FMA-L and MBI, and 10MWS improved in both groups (t>2.249, P<0.05), and improved more in the treatment group than in the control group (t>2.954, P<0.01). Conclusion Sling exercise therapy combined with acupuncture at Jiaji acupoints can further improve the function of balance, walking and activities of daily living in stroke patients with hemiplegia.
Keywords：strokebalancesling exercise therapyJiaji acupointsacupuncturemotorlower limbs
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 762-765 )