Effect of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on lower limb spasticity and balance gait in patients with hemiplegia after stroke
YAN Yulin YU Lu SHAO Yang
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110001, China
Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on lower limb spasticity and balanced gait in patients with hemiplegia after stroke. Methods A total of 176 patients with hemiplegia after stroke admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University from April 2021 to April 2022 were selected and divided into control group and observation group by random number table method, with 88 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine rehabilitation + core strength training, and the observation group was additionally treated with low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Two weeks was a course of treatment, and both groups were treated for three consecutive courses. The clinical efficacy were compared, and the symptom score and balance gait parameters before and after treatment were compared between the two groups, and the safety of treatment was evaluated. Results The clinical effect of observation group was better than control group (P<0.05). After treatment, clinical spasm index (CSI) scores of both groups were lower than those before treatment, Berg balance scale (BBS) and lower limb Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment-lower limb evaluation (FMA-LE) scores were higher than those before treatment, and CSI of observation group were lower than control group, BBS and FMA-LE scores were higher than control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the peak value of hip flexion, peak value of knee flexion, stride length, stride frequency, and stride speed in both groups were higher than before treatment, and the observation group was higher than the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the total incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups during treatment (P>0.05). Conclusion Low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is effective in the treatment of lower limb spasticity in patients with hemiplegia after stroke, and can improve lower limb function, balance function, and walking function, with good safety.
闫玉林 于璐 邵杨. 低频重复经颅磁刺激对脑卒中偏瘫患者下肢痉挛及平衡步态的影响[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(14): 81-85.
YAN Yulin YU Lu SHAO Yang. Effect of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on lower limb spasticity and balance gait in patients with hemiplegia after stroke. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(14): 81-85.