16. Effectiveness of electro-acupuncture combined with shoulder joint exercises and shoulder belt in patients with shoulder subluxation after cerebral infarction

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tu, Nguyen Thanh Thuy

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects on electro-acupuncture combined with shoulder joint exercises and shoulder belt in patients with shoulder subluxation after cerebral infarction. This study was designed as a controlled interventional clinical trial, comparing before and after treatment. 60 patients diagnosed with shoulder subluxation after cerebral infarction were divided into 2 groups, according to the method of homogenous pairing of age, gender, and degree of shoulder subluxation on X-ray. The study group was managed by electro-acupuncture combined with exercises and shoulder belt; the control group had shoulder joint exercises and shoulder belt; durations of treatment in two groups were 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. The study group improved in distance, degree of shoulder subluxation, range of motion, strength of shoulder muscle and upper extremity motor function: distance of shoulder subluxation reduced from 16.52 ± 4.69mm to 10.31 ± 3.49mm and FMA (Fugl-Myer Assessment) score of shoulder/arm/forearm and wrist in the study group were better than the control group (p < 0.05).

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