Clinical analysis of baclofen combined with early neuromuscular electrical stimulation on hypertonia in patients with stroke
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of baclofen combined with early neuromuscular electrical stimulation on hypertonia in patients with stroke.Methods A total of 106 patients with post-stroke hypertonia admitted to Anting Hospital in Jiading District of Shanghai were randomly divided into combination group and electric stimulation group,with 53 cases in each group.The electric stimulation group was given conventional treatment and early neuromuscular electrical stimulation,and the combination group was given baclofen tablets for 4 weeks in addition.Results The effective rate of combination group was higher than electric stimulation group(96.23%vs.83.02%,P<0.05).After treatment,the clinical spasticity index(CSI)and Ashworth scores were significantly decreased,while Fugl-Meyer assessment(FMA)and modified Barthel index(mBI)were increased in both groups,And the CSI and Ashworth scores of the combination group were lower than those of the electrical stimulation group,the FMA and mBI scores were higher than those of the electrical stimulation group,with a statistically significant difference(t=11.376,2.070,2.634,2.860,P<0.05).After treatment,the serum levels of interleukin-1β(IL-1β),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and high mobility group protein B1(HMGB1)in 2 groups were significantly decreased,and the serum levels of IL-1β,TNF-α and HMGB1 in combination group were significantly lower than those in electrical stimulation group(t= 3.927,4.921,4.288,P<0.05).The incidence of adverse reactions was similar between combination group and electric stimulation group(16.98%vs.7.55%),there was no significant difference(χ2=2.192,P>0.05).Conclusion Baclofen combined with early neuromuscular electrical stimulation has good effect in the treatment of hypertonia of patients with stroke,which can effectively reduce hypertonia of limbs,improve motor function of affected limbs,and decrease the level of inflammation.