Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Applied to Acupuncture Points on Gait and Quality of Life in Stroke Patients: a Randomized Controlled Study.
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Applied to Acupuncture Points on Gait and Quality of Life in Stroke Patients: a Randomized Controlled Study.
A study was conducted to investigate the additional effect of TENS applied to acupuncture points to the physical therapy program on gait and quality of life in stroke patients.
Thirty stroke patients from both sexes aging from 40 to 65 years were randomly assigned into two equal groups: study group and control group. The study group received TENS plus the designed physiotherapy program and the control group received only the same designed physiotherapy program. The outcome measures concerned with spasticity, gait and QoL.
A RCT study conducted to investigate the additional effect of TENS applied to acupuncture points to the physical therapy program on gait and quality of life in stroke patients. The study was conducted at the outpatient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University and Kasr El-Ainy Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Forty subjects were screened for eligibility but only thirty stroke patients from both sexes aging from 40 to 65 years who were included and randomly assigned into two equal groups: study and control group. The study group received TENS plus the designed physiotherapy program and the control group received only the same designed physiotherapy program. Patients were treated three times weekly for four weeks.
The outcome measures included the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) for assessing spasticity, the WHOQOL-BREF scale for evaluating QoL and the Biodex Gait Trainer for measuring the gait kinematics. Evaluation of all variables took place pretreatment and post treatment.
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Cairo, Giza Governorate 12654, Egypt