Reduction in spasticity in stroke patient with paraffin therapy

Abstract

Paraffin therapy may be a kind of noninvasive, promising method to reduce spasticity of stroke patients.

Acupuncture of fascia points to relieve hand spasm after stroke: a study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

“…Physical factor therapy has been widely used in the treatment of limb spasm after stroke, and has achieved certain effects, but its exact mechanism is still unclear, and there is a lack of evidence-based medical evidence for large-sample clinical research. In addition, the implementation of physical factor therapy has not yet been standardized or clinical guidelines set; the operation depends on personal preferences and experience, and the intensity of stimulation and dose in different clinical reports varies [12][13][14][15][16]. Orthosis and rehabilitation robots, with their good sustainability and rhythm, can assist in alleviating hand spasm after stroke and reduce the workload of therapists to some extent, but their sensitivity and regulation ability are poor, and they are expensive.…”

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation applied in Early Subacute Stroke: Effects on Severe Upper-limb Impairment

“…The six patients in the rPMS group whose modified Ashworth scale was 1 after treatment were given paraffin wax therapy, one kind of heat therapy that has been in use for spasticity due to stroke, 20 for 20 min a day to relieve muscle tension and continued routine rehabilitation therapy. One week later, the spasticity of triceps brachii disappeared (modified Ashworth scale was 0) and tension-root mean square values were all less than ten µv.…”

Acupuncture of fascia points to relieve hand spasm after stroke: a study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

“…Physical factor therapy has been widely used in the treatment of limb spasm after stroke, and has achieved a certain effect, but its exact mechanism is still unclear, and lack of evidence-based medical evidence for large sample clinical research. In addition, the implementation of physical factor therapy has not yet been standardized or clinical guidelines, the operation depends on personal preferences and experience, the intensity of stimulation and dose of clinical reports are different [12][13][14][15][16] . Orthosis and rehabilitation robots, with their good sustainability and rhythm, can assist in alleviating hand spasm after stroke and reduce the workload of therapists to some extent, but their sensitivity and regulation ability are poor, and their price is expensive.…”