• 1. Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China; 2. The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.;
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Objective  To assess the therapeutic effect of acupuncture for shoulder hand syndrome after stroke.
Methods  We searched MEDLINE (1966 to Sep. 2008), EMbase (1980 to Sept. 2008), CBM (1978 to Sept. 2008), VIP (1989 to Sept. 2008), WANFANG Database (1998 to Sept. 2008), CNKI (1979 to Sept. 2008) and handsearched relevant journals and conference proceedings. We included all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs of acupuncture treatment for patients with shoulder hand syndrome. We evaluated the internal validity of the RCTs and quasi-RCTs. If all included trials were of high quality and homogeneity, then the meta-analysis was conducted.
Results  Three RCTs were identified but due to the defects in quality and clinical differences between the trials, data from these trials were not combined through meta-analysis, and a descriptive analysis was performed. The results showed that acupuncture was effective for treating shoulder hand syndrome.
Conclusions  The results of our review suggest that acupuncture may be effective for treating houlder hand syndrome, but because of the defects in the methodological quality of included trials, further large sample, double-blind RCTs are urgently needed.

Citation: LU Yinming,FU Lixin,MU Jiao,XU Hongjun,QI Yingzhou. Acupuncture for Post Stroke Shoulder Hand Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2009, 09(9): 976-978. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20090173 Copy

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