Effect of Medium-frequency Electrotherapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on Gait Parameters and Function of Hemiplegic Patients
Objective To explore the effect of medium-frequency electrotherapy combined with rehabilitation training on gait parameters and function of hemiplegic patients.Methods Thirty patients with hemiplegia admitted to Tianjin Beichen District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2022 to March 2023 were selected and divided into control group and observation group by random number table method,with 15 patients in each group.The control group was treated with rehabilitation training,while the observation group was treated with medium-frequency electrotherapy combined with rehabilitation training.The gait parameters(step speed,step frequency,stride length of the affected limb),muscle strength of the affected side(Lovett muscle strength score),motor function[Fugl-Meyer motor function score(FMA)],balance ability[Berg Balance Scale(BBS)],and daily living ability[Barthel index(BI)]were compared between the two groups.Results The step speed,step frequency and stride length of the affected limbs in the two groups after rehabilitation treatment were higher than those before rehabilitation treatment,and the step speed,step frequency and stride length of the affected limbs in the observation group were longer than those in the control group(P<0.05).After rehabilitation treatment,the Lovett muscle strength score(upper limb,lower limb)of the affected side in the two groups was higher than that before rehabilitation treatment,and the Lovett muscle strength score(upper limb,lower limb)of the affected side in the observation group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).The FMA scores(upper limbs,lower limbs)of the two groups after rehabilitation treatment were higher than those before rehabilitation treatment,and the FMA scores(upper limbs,lower limbs)of the observation group were higher than those of the control group(P<0.05).The BBS and BI scores of the two groups after rehabilitation treatment were higher than those before rehabilitation treatment,and the BBS and BI scores of the observation group were higher than those of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Medium-frequency electrotherapy combined with rehabilitation training can improve the gait parameters of hemiplegic patients,which is conducive to the enhancement of muscle strength and motor function on the affected side,and has a good improvement effect on their balance ability and living ability.
HemiplegiaRehabilitation trainingMedium-frequency electrotherapyGait parametersMuscle strengthMotor function