当前位置： SCI文献检索 > COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE期刊下所有文献 > Anti-spastic effects of footbaths in post-stroke patients: a proof-of-principle study.

Anti-spastic effects of footbaths in post-stroke patients: a proof-of-principle study.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether a footbath inhibits spasticity in the hemiplegic lower limbs of post-stroke patients. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled study. SETTING:Rehabilitation education and research hospital. INTERVENTIONS:Twenty-two post-stroke patients were randomly allocated to control or experimental groups. After relaxing in a supine posture for 30min, the experimental group subject's legs were immersed in 41°C water below the knee joint for 15min, while the control group remained in a resting posture. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) scores of the affected triceps surae muscle and F-wave parameters (i.e., F-wave amplitude, F/M ratio, and F-wave persistence) were recorded before, immediately after, and 30min after each intervention. Physiological parameters were simultaneously monitored to determine the thermo-therapeutic mechanisms and side effects of footbath usage. RESULTS:At the time immediately after the intervention, F-wave amplitudes decreased significantly in the experimental group, compared to the control group (p<0.01, difference: -106.8; 95% CI; -181.58 to -32.09). F-wave amplitudes decreased significantly after 30-min intervention in the experimental group, with a total reduction of 161.2μV being recorded compared to 8.8μV increase in the control group (p<0.01, difference: -170.0; 95% CI; -252.73 to -87.33). There were also significant differences between the experimental and control group for both F/M ratio and F-wave persistence, immediately after and 30min after the intervention. Further, there were significant differences between the experimental and control group for the MAS scores immediately after the intervention (p<0.05, difference: -0.72; 95% CI; -1.262 to -0.193), and 30min after the intervention (p<0.05, difference: -0.73; 95% CI; -1.162 to -0.293). CONCLUSION:These findings demonstrate that the use of footbaths is an effective non-pharmacological anti-spastic treatment for use in stroke rehabilitation.

journal_name

Complement Ther Med

journal_title

Complementary therapies in medicine

authors

Matsumoto S,Shimodozono M,Etoh S,Noma T,Uema T,Ikeda K,Miyara K,Tanaka N,Kawahira K

doi

10.1016/j.ctim.2014.09.006

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1001-9

issue

eissn

0965-2299

issn

1873-6963

pii

S0965-2299(14)00151-4

journal_volume

pub_type

杂志文章,随机对照试验

在线工具

Anti-spastic effects of footbaths in post-stroke patients: a proof-of-principle study.