ZHONGHUA YANGSHENG BAOJIAN ›› 2024, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (16): 5-9.

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Observation on the Effect of He's Acupuncture and Moxibustion Three-Way Method on Swallowing Function, Neurological Function and Bioelectrical Signal of Related Muscle Groups in Stroke Patients

JIANG Li-yan, LIU Rui, LI Yan   

  1. Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Huadu Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University (People's Hospital of Huadu District, Guangzhou), Guangzhou Guangdong 510800, China
  • Online:2024-08-16 Published:2024-08-13

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of He's acupuncture and moxibustion three-pass method on swallowing function, neurological function and bioelectrical signals of related muscle groups in stroke patients. Methods Eighty-four patients with dysphagia (DAS) after stroke were admitted to Huadu Hospital of Southern Medical University between July 2022 and June 2023, and the above patients were randomly assigned to two groups (42 cases in the observation group and 42 cases in the control group) using the randomized numerical table method. The control group was given conventional treatment (antihypertensive, lipid-lowering and stabilizing plaque, antiplatelet, etc.) and instructed to carry out swallowing rehabilitation training, while the observation group received He's acupuncture and moxibustion three-tongue method for 4 weeks. The total effective rate of treatment, swallowing function, neurological function, quality of life, and the maximum amplitude of the surface electromyography (sEMG) signal and swallowing time limit of the sub-chin muscle group were compared between the two groups before and after 4 weeks of treatment. Results The total effective rate of the observation group (up to 90.48%) was higher than that of the control group (for 73.81%) (P<0.05). Before treatment, the comparison of MMASA score, PAS score, NIHSS score, SWAL-QOL score, maximum amplitude of sEMG and swallowing time limit between the two groups was not statistically significant (P>0.05). After treatment, the MMASA score, SWAL-QOL score, and maximum amplitude of sEMG were elevated, and the PAS score, NIHSS score, and swallowing time limit of sEMG were decreased in both groups (P<0.05). The MMASA score, SWAL-QOL score, and sEMG maximum amplitude of the observation group were higher than that of the control group after treatment, and the PAS score, NIHSS score, and sEMG swallowing time limit were lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The He's acupuncture and moxibustion three-way method can improve the swallowing function and neurological function of patients with dysphagia after stroke through benign stimulation of the submental muscle group, and improve the quality of life of patients.

Key words: stroke, dysphagia, He's three-way acupuncture, neurological function, bioelectrical signal

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