Clinical study of low-frequency acupoint electrical stimulation to improve thumb-to-finger movements after stroke: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the effect of low-frequency acupoint electrical stimulation (LFES) on the surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals of the thumb-to-finger movement muscles in stroke patients, and to evaluate the clinical efficacy of LFES on hand function recovery after stroke.

Methods

Sixty patients who met the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to a LFES group or an electroacupuncture (EA) group, with 30 patients in each group. Both groups received conventional treatment, and the EA group was treated with acupoints from the book of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, while the LFES group was treated with acupoints from a previous study. The sEMG characteristic values (maximum value and RMS), Chinese Stroke Clinical Neurological Deficit Scale (CSS), Brunnstrom Motor Func

SUBMITTER: Xia X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10681496 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature