Non-pharmacological management for post-stroke spasticity from 2004 to 2024:a bibliometric analysis
ZHANG Junfeng
CHEN Hao
DU Yuzheng
LI Chen
YU Tao
YANG Yuanqing
Abstract：Objective To analyze the research status and development trends of non-pharmacological therapies for post-stroke spas-ticity(PSS)over the past two decades.
Methods Relevant literatures on non-pharmacological rehabilitation of PSS published from January,2004 to June,2024 were retrieved from Web of Science Core Collection.CiteSpace 6.3.R6 and VOSviewer 1.6.18 were used for vi-sualization analysis.
Results A total of 780 publications were included.The annual number of publications showed an overall upward trend.China,the USA,and Italy contributed the highest number of publications.The Hong Kong Polytechnic Universi-ty and researcher Noureddin Nakhostin Ansari were identified as the most influential institution and author,re-spectively.High-frequency keywords and cluster labels included electric stimulation,transcranial magnetic stimu-lation,robot and acupuncture.
Conclusion Over the past 20 years,researches on non-pharmacological therapies for PSS have remained active,with hot-spots focusing on diverse interventions such as electrical stimulation,magnetic stimulation and robot-assisted therapy.
Keywords：strokespasticitynon-pharmacological therapybibliometrics
Publication Date：2026-01-25
Online Publishing Date：2026-02-04(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：14( 45-58 )