The Rehabilitation Effects of Wrist-ankle-needle on Omalgia for Post-stroke Patients

PURPOSE: mitigation efficacy of post-stroke shoulder pain by the clinical observation wrist ankle, shoulder pain after stroke provide an efficient and simple method of rehabilitation. METHODS: Selected patients were randomly divided into two groups, A group for the WAA and exercise therapy group, B group treated with Voltaren latex agents plus exercise therapy group, were treated for 15 days. Assessment of each case before and after treatment. Assessment contents: (1) with shoulder pain VAS Self shoulder joint pain standings Act. ② Fugl-Meyer joint activities and pain assessment. The ③ Fugl-Meyer feels assessed. ④ assessment of spasticity using the modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) method. ⑤ muscle with assessment of the MMT grading standards Kendall percentage. ⑥ upper limb recovery of limb function assessed with Brunnstrom method. Of ⑦ ADL eight grading assessment. RESULTS: ① According to the integral assessment of shoulder pain before and after treatment of the two sets of integral, there are very significant differences (P <0.001) A compared with group B, group A than group B (P <0.01). A set of shoulder pain level and frequency of efficacy was positively correlated. ② Fugl-Meyer joint activities and pain assessment, group A is better than group B (P <0.05). Fugl-Meyer feeling light touch assessment group A than in group B (P <0.01). The ③ spasm relief, A group than in group B (P <0.01). ④ Other assessment, no significant differences between the two groups. CONCLUSION: WAA well alleviate shoulder pain after stroke, and can ease the spasm and increase range of motion, and the operation is simple, painless, and does not hinder movement, is an efficient and simple method of rehabilitation.