Clinical Observation on the Treatment of Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome of Phlegm and Blood Stasis Blocking Collaterals with Guizhi Wuling Recipe and External Ironing
Objective:To observe the clinical effect of Guizhi Wuling decoction plus internal and external ironing in the treatment of shoulder-hand syndrome of phlegm and blood stasis type after stroke.Methods:A total of 60 patients diagnosed with shoulder-hand syndrome of phlegm and blood stasis type after stroke were selected as the observa-tion subjects and randomly divided into a control group and an observation group.Both groups received conventional treatment,and the observation group was treated with Guizhi Wuling decoction plus internal and external ironing for 4 weeks.The changes of pain scale(VAS),upper limb function scale(FMA),daily activity scale(MBI)and TCM symp-tom score of the two groups before and after treatment were evaluated.Results:The comparison of VAS,FMA,MBI and TCM symptom score before and after treatment between the observation group and the control group was P=0.000<0.05.The scores of the observation group were better than those of the control group,indicating that both groups tended to improve,and the improvement of the observation group was more obvious than that of the control group.The treat-ment was effective in both groups.The total effective rate of the observation group was 93.33%,which was significantly higher than that of the control group(73.33%),and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:On the basis of conventional treatment,the Guizhi Wuling decoction plus or minus internal and external ironing method can improve the efficacy,relieve pain,and improve upper limb function and daily activities in patients with post-stroke phlegm and blood stasis type shoulder-hand syndrome.
Guizhi Wuling decoction plus or minus internal and external ironing methodStrokeShoulder-hand syndromePainUpper limb functionDaily activities