Clinical study on tri-tongue acupuncture combined with lowfrequency electrical stimulation for treating post-stroke dysarthria  

作　　者：Bin Man Wei-Wei Li Jun-Feng Xu Qian Wang 

机构地区：[1]Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion,Tianjin 300381,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2022年第34期12587-12593,共7页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated low-frequency electrical stimulation combined with tri-tongue acupuncture for the treatment of post-stroke dysarthria.This randomized clinical study assessed the correlation between the clinical efficacy of low-frequency electrical stimulation combined with tri-tongue acupuncture in patients with post-stroke dysarthria.AIM To investigate the clinical effects of tri-tongue acupuncture combined with lowfrequency electrical stimulation for treating post-stroke dysarthria.METHODS Ninety patients with post-stroke dysarthria,who were admitted to our hospital from December 2019 to June 2021,were selected and equally divided into two groups(n=45/group)according to the random number table method.Tri-tongue acupuncture was administered in the control group.The treatment group received both tri-tongue acupuncture and low-frequency electrical stimulation.The clinical efficacy,Western Aphasia Battery(WAB)score,general quality of life inventory(GQOLI-74)score,Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment score,and speech function grades were compared and analyzed between both groups.RESULTS The overall efficacy in the treatment group was better than that in the control group(P<0.05).Before treatment,the WAB,Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment,or GQOLI-74 scores(P>0.05)did not differ between the groups.After therapy,the WAB,Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment,and GQOLI-74 scores in both groups increased significantly(P<0.05),and the treatment group exhibited a significantly greater increase than that of the controls(P<0.05).Moreover,the classification of speech function did not differ between the two groups before treatment(P>0.05),whereas significant improvements were observed in both groups after treatment(P<0.05).The degree of improvement in the treatment group was greater than that in the control group(P<0.05).CONCLUSION Low-frequency electrical stimulation,in conjunction with tri-tongue acupuncture,exhibits a good clinical effect on post-stroke dysarthria.

关 键 词：Low-frequency pulse electrotherapy Tri-tongue acupuncture Dysarthria after stroke Clinical research 

分 类 号：R743.3[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]