Upper extremity spasticity after stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for stroke and have an onset between 1 month and 1 year; 2. Patients aged between 30 and 80 years old; 3. Patients with upper limb spastic hemiplegia, using Brunnstrom staging in stage II-III patients, and using the modified Ashworth score to evaluate upper limb muscle tone at level 2 and above; 4. A patient with normal consciousness and ability to correctly express self-esteem and can cooperate with treatment; 5. Those who voluntarily participate in this study and sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Limb paralysis is caused by non-cerebrovascular diseases such as spinal cord injury, brain trauma, and brain tumor surgery; 2. Patients with conscious disorders and unstable conditions; 3. Patients with severe primary disease of cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, pulmonary, and hematopoietic systems that are not effectively controlled; 4. The patient is in pregnancy and puerperium; 5. Patients with fainting acupuncture reactions, or skin allergies, or pressure ulcers and infections in the spastic limbs; 6. Recently, patients who have taken central sedative drugs or muscle relaxants.Recently,patients' limbs are treated with botulinum toxin, alcohol, or other nerve or exercise point block; 7. Patients undergoing other clinical studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MAS;Surface electromyography; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Simplify the Fugl-Meyer motor function evaluation scale;Barthel index;China Stroke Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine