Acupuncture Combined with Electromyographic Biofeedback Improves Limb Disturbance, Depression and Quality of Life of Stroke Patients

Abstract

This study was designed to probe into the effects of acupuncture combined with electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback on limb dysfunction, depression and quality of life of stroke patients.Altogether 104 cerebral infarction patients who admitted to our hospital were selected as the research objects. According to different treatment schemes, 53 patients were divided into observation group (OG) (acupuncture combined with electromyographic biofeedback) and 50 were enrolled into control group (CG) (acupuncture alone). The treatment efficacy, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), clinical spasm index (CSI), Berg balance scale (BBS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), treatment compliance, depression and quality of life of the two groups were evaluated, and their adverse reactions during treatment were recorded and compared.The efficacy of the OG was obviously better than that of the CG (P<0.05). After treatment, NIHSS, CSI, BBS, FMA, TUG, treatment compliance, depression and quality of life of the two groups were dramatically improved (P<0.05), but the improvement degree of the OG was markedly better than that of the CG (P<0.05). There was no remarkable difference in adverse reactions between the two groups during treatment (P>0.05).EMG biofeedback combined with acupuncture has good efficacy on stroke, which can effectively improve limb dysfunction, relieve patients’ negative emotions and improve their quality of life. It is safe and worthy of clinical promotion.