TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tani, Makiko
AU  - Yamada, Maki
AU  - Takamori, Kaito
AU  - Suzuki, Toshiaki
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/02/20
TI  - Modulation of Excitability of Spinal Neural Functions by Acupoint Stimulation Physical Therapy at LU5 (Chize) in Three Hemiplegic Patients with Cerebrovascular Disease
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 001
VL  - 02
IS  - 01
AB  - (1) Background: Acupoint stimulation physical therapy (ASPT) is a novel method of physical therapy that combines physical and acupuncture methods. This study aimed to examine the effect of ASPT in three hemiplegic patients with cerebrovascular disease using F-wave as a measure of the excitability of spinal neural function. 
(2) Methods: Subjects included three hemiplegic patients with cerebrovascular disease who presented with three types of neurological findings. All patients had moderate hypertonic muscles on the affected side. The grade of tendon hyperreflexia was slight, moderate, and severe. We applied inhibition ASPT on LU5 (Chize) for hypertonia of the thenar muscle on the affected side. The F-wave was measured before, during, and after ASPT and was analyzed as persistence, amplitude ratio of F/M, and latency.
(3) Results: The amplitude ratio of F/M gradually decreased during and after ASPT compared with that before ASPT. No significant differences in persistence and latency were found before, during, and after ASPT.
(4) Conclusions: The inhibition ASPT method may be a therapeutic approach that decreases muscle tonus in patients with cerebrovascular disease.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.1701001
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.1701001
ID  - Tani2017
ER  -