ObjectiveTo observe the effects of acupressure therapy combined with Lei huo moxibustion moxibustion nursing on the limb function rehabilitation of hemiplegia patients with ischemic stroke of Qi-deficiency and blood-stasis.
MethodsSixty hemiplegia patients with ischemic stroke of Qi-deficiency and blood-stasis were divided into the control group and observation group according to random number table method.The control group was treated with conventional treatment and nursing, while the observation group was treated with conventional treatment combined with acupressure therapy and Lei huo moxibustion moxibustion treatment and nursing.The recovery of limb function, improvements of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndrome efficacy and abilities of daily activities in two groups were observed after treatment.
ResultsAfter treatment, the total effective rate in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group(P < 0.01).The score of various points of TCM syndrome in observation group after treatment was lower than that before treatment(P < 0.05).The scores of hemiplegia, mouth skew, paresthesia, shortness of breath, fatigue, pale complexion and spontaneous sweating in observation group were lower than those in control group(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).After treatment, the difference of the muscle strength of affected limb was significant between two groups(P < 0.05).The number of grade 5 muscle strength of affected limb in observation group was more than that in control group(P < 0.05).After treatment, the Fugl-Meyer score and Barthel index in two groups were higher than those before treatment(P < 0.05), and the Fugl-Meyer score and Barthel index in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group(P < 0.05).
ConclusionsAcupressure therapy combined with Lei huo moxibustion moxibustion nursing can effectively promote the functional recovery of affected limb of hemiplegia patients with ischemic stroke, and significantly improve the patients' quality of life.
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