| The Effect of Intramuscular Low Frequency Electrical Stimulation for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain. |
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Sung, Sang Yoon , Kim, Don Kyu , Seo, Kyung Mook , Kang, Si Hyun , Park, Heon Jong |
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Korea. donkim21@cau.ac.kr |
| 편마비 환자의 어깨관절 통증에서 근육 내 저주파 전기자극치료의 효과 |
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성상윤, 김돈규, 서경묵, 강시현, 박헌종 |
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중앙대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
To investigate the effects of intramuscular low frequency electrical stimulation on shoulder pain in hemiplegic patients.
Method
Twenty five hemiplegic shoulder pain patients were divided into two groups. For experimental group, we inserted stainless steel acupuncture needle on the motor points of supraspinatus, infraspinatus, trapezius and middle deltoid muscle and applied intramuscular electric stimulation (4 Hz, unsymmetric spike pulse, 2.0 ms of pulse width) for twenty minutes, three sessions a week, in total 10 sessions. For control group, we applied transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for twenty minutes. Visual analog scale(VAS), passive range of motion of shoulder joint, and Korean version of modified Barthel index (K-MBI) were measured before and after the treatment.
Results
The VAS of experimental group significantly decreased from 7.23±0.83 to 3.04±1.52, while control group showed a slight decrease from 7.50±0.70 to 5.64±0.74. The experimental group showed significant improvement compared to the control group (p＜0.05). In the experimental group, there were significant improvements in motion of abduction from 103.6±20.5 to 134.0±32.3 and external rotation from 60.0±19.6 to 68.6±19.7 (p＜0.05) even though there were no significant differences between the two groups.
Conclusion
Intramuscular low frequency electrical stimulation improved pain as well as the range of motion. This could be used for the treatment of hemiplegic shoulder pain. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2008; 32: 518-526) |
| Key Words:
Hemiplegia, Shoulder pain, Intramuscular low frequency electrical stimulation |
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