Effects of different interference orders of acupuncture and exercise therapy on the amplitude of somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) in the patient of hemiplegia after stroke / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe effects of different interference orders of acupuncture and exercise therapy on the therapeutic effect.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The patients of hemiplegia after stroke in the stage of recovery were randomly divided into two groups: raising handclasp of Bobath after electroacupuncture at Quchi (LI 11) and Hegu (LI 4) on the affected side or electroacupuncture at Quchi (LI 11) and Hegu (LI 4) on the affected side after raising handclasp of Bobath. The changes of SEP on the affected side were recorded and compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>SEP on the affected side significantly increased in the patients after treatment of simple electroacupuncture or exercise therapy (P < 0.01), with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). There was a very significant difference in SEP on the affected side between the group of exercise treatment after electroacupuncture and the group of electroacupuncture after exercise therapy (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Both electroacupuncture and exercise therapy can immediately improve SEP of the patient in the recovery stage, and the groups of the different interference orders of electroacupuncture and exercise have different effects on SEP, and raising handclasp of Bobath after electroacupuncture is better for improvement in cerebral function of the patient.</p>