Effectiveness of acupuncture transcutaneous electrical stimulation in reducing pain in hemiplegic patients with painful shoulder
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TERAPIA ELÉCTRICA TRANSCUTÃNEA ACUPUNTURAL, ESTIMULACIÓN ELÉCTRICA TRANSCUTÃNEA DEL NERVIO, TERAPIA POR ESTIMULACIÓN ELÉCTRICA/métodos, DOLOR DE HOMBRO/ rehabilitación, HEMIPLEJÃA/rehabilitaciónAbstract
Introduction: when complications such as shoulder subluxation appear in hemiplegic patients with painful shoulder, it is necessary to explore the benefits of electrotherapy through acupuncture transcutaneous electrical stimulation.
Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture transcutaneous electrical stimulation in reducing pain intensity in hemiplegic patients with painful shoulder.
Methods: a pre-experimental before-after study was carried out in hemiplegics with painful shoulder, belonging to the health area of Chambas, Ciego de Ávila, in the period between July 2017 and December 2018. The study universe consisted of 49 adults with painful shoulder, whose imaging studies showed vascular hemiplegia. To evaluate the pain variable, the visual analog scale was used; and for muscle tone, the Ashworth scale. The ethical principles of the research were complied with.
Results: the female sex predominated (67,35 %), there were no significant differences in the mean ages between the sexes. The condition in the right hemibody (65,38 %) predominated as dominant, with no statistical relationship between the two. No association was found between shoulder subluxation and muscle tone (p =0,883), as well as moderate hypertonia (42,86 %). Pain intensity and independence in activities of daily living showed positive and significant evolutionary changes in evaluations as a function of time (p =0,000). There were no adverse effects.
Conclusions: electrotherapy through acupuncture transcutaneous electrical stimulation showed effectiveness in the treatment of painful shoulder in hemiplegic patientsDownloads
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