| Objective:To investigate the short-term efficacy of manual lymphatic drainage combined with Kinesio taping in the treatment of post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome in stage Ⅰ.Methods:All 40 patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke were randomly divided into experimental group (n=20) and control group (n=20). The control group received routine rehabilitation therapy, including posture correcting, pneumatic therapy, cold and warm therapy, active and passive exercise and neurodevelopmental therapy. The experimental group received manual lymphatic drainage combined with Kinesio taping therapy on the basis of routine rehabilitation therapy. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. Drainage method, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), shoulder joint function assessment scale, Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and Barthel Index (BI) were used to assess edema, pain, shoulder joint function, upper limb motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) before and after treatment. The collected data were compared between groups and within groups.Results:Four weeks after treatment, edema, pain, shoulder joint function, upper limb motor function and ADL were improved in both groups as compared with those before treatment (P<0.05), more significant in experimental group than in control group (P<0.05).Conclusion:Manual lymphatic drainage combined with Kinesio taping can alleviate the edema and pain, make the shoulder joint function, upper limb motor function and ADL better to patients with shoulder hand syndrome stage I during short time. |
