The effects of electro-acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation treatment on functional recovery in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury at different stages
Objective To observe the effect of electro-acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy on limb function recovery in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury(SCI)at different stages.Methods Clinical data of63 patients with in-complete SCI admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to June 2023 were selected.According to the time to started the rehabilitation after SCI,the patients were divided into A and B groups.The A group(n=33)started the rehabilitation within 2 weeks after SCI.The B group(n=30)started the rehabilitation within 2 months after SCI.The improvement of pain assessed by visual analogue scale(VAS)score,the limb function recovery assessed by functional independence measure(FIM)scale,and the neurological function recovery assessed by American Spinal Injury Association(ASIA)score before and after treatment as well as the occurrence of complications during treatment were observed and recorded in the two groups.Results After treatment,the VAS scores were decreased in both groups,and the pain relief was more significant in the A group than that in the B group(P＜0.05).After treatment,FIM scores of both groups were significantly higher than those before treatment,and the scores of the A group were increased more significantly than those of the B group(P＜0.05).The motor and sensory scores of ASIA as well as acupuncture scores of the two groups after treatment were significantly higher than those before treatment,and these scores of the A group were more significantly higher than those of the B group after treatment(P＜0.05).Conclusions Electro-acupuncture combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy within 2 weeks of incomplete SCI can effectively reduce pain.It can also improve the functional independence of paraplegic limbs,and promote the recovery of sensory and motor functions of paraplegic limbs.
Spinal cord injuryAt different periodsElectro-acupuncture
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