The effect of stage resistance training combined with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation and washing on stroke survivors with shoulder-hand syndrome
JING Yan
Abstract：Objective To explore the effect of phased resistance training combined with traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)fumigation and washing on stroke survivors with shoulder-hand syndrome.Methods Totally 70 stroke survivors with shoulder-hand syndrome at Anyang district hospital in Puyang city between January 2022 and May 2023 were selected and divided into a control group and a research group,each of 35,according to a random number table.Both groups received stage resistance training,while the research group was additionally provided with TCM fumigation and washing for a month.Then,both groups were evaluated using the visual analogue scale(VAS),shoulder-hand syndrome scale(SHSS),modified Barthel index(MBI)and Fugl-Meyer assessment of the upper extremity(FMA-UE).Moreover,the clinical efficacy,the level of bradykinin(BK),substance P(SP),calcitonin gene related peptide(CGRP),endothelin-1(ET-1)and nitric oxide(NO)were observed.Results After one-month intervention,the total clinical effective rate of the research group(94.29％)was significantly higher than that of the control group(71.43％).The MBI and FMA-UE scores,CGRP and NO levels of the research group were significantly higher than that of the control group(P＜0.05 for all),while the VAS and SHSS score,as well as the ET-1,BK and SP levels were significantly lower than the latter(P＜0.05 for all).Conclusion The phased resistance training combined with traditional Chinese medicine fumigation and washing can enhance the shoulder function of stroke survivors with shoulder-hand syndrome,alleviate their pain,promote the elimination of local swelling and functional recovery.
Keywords：StrokeShoulder-hand syndromeTraditional Chinese medicine fumigation and washingStage resistance training
Publication Date：2023-12-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 742-745,749 )