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- Title
Effective Site for the Application of Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy on Spasticity in Chronic Stroke: Muscle Belly or Myotendinous Junction.
- Authors
Sang Ho Yoon; Min Kyung Shin; Eun Jung Choi; Hyo Jung Kang
- Abstract
Objective To compare the effect of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT) applied at the muscle belly and myotendinous junction on spasticity in the upper and lower limbs of chronic stroke patients. Methods Of the 151 patients, a total of 80 patients with stroke-induced spasticity on the elbow flexor and 44 patients on the knee flexor were enrolled for a prospective, randomized clinical trial. The patients were divided into control, muscle belly, and myotendinous junction groups, and a total of three ESWT sessions (0.068-0.093 mJ/mm², 1,500 shots) were conducted at one per week. A Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS) were collected at the baseline and at 1 week after each session. Results After interventions, the MAS and MTS of both the belly and the junction groups showed positive effects from the ESWT on spasticity in the elbow and knee flexors, but the control group did not. The results also tended to improve after each session until the entire intervention was completed. However, there was no significant difference between the belly and junction groups. Conclusion ESWT could be effective for treating chronic spasticity after stroke when applied to muscle belly or myotendinous junction.
- Subjects
EXTRACORPOREAL shock wave therapy; SPASTICITY; CLINICAL trials; KNEE abnormalities; STROKE patients; MYOTENDINOUS junctions
- Publication
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2017, Vol 41, Issue 4, p547
- ISSN
2234-0645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5535/arm.2017.41.4.547