腹部电针治疗中风后便秘临床观察

目的：比较腹部电针和西药治疗中风后便秘的疗效差异。方法：将中风后便秘患者80例随机分为电针组和西药组，每组40例。电针组用电针刺激大横、腹结、天枢、水道等穴位，每日1次，每次30分钟；药物组口服西沙必利10mg，每日3次。2组均治疗7天为一疗程，治疗2个疗程后根据临床症状积分进行疗效评价。结果：电针组总有效率为92．5％，明显优于药物组的72．5％（P〈0．05）。2组患者治疗后临床症状积分较治疗前均明显降低（P〈0．05），且电针组症状改善程度较药物组显著（P〈0．05）。结论：腹部电针对于促进中风后便秘患者的胃肠蠕动、缓解便秘有肯定的临床疗效。

Clinical observation on abdominal electroacupuncture for treatment of poststroke constipation

OBJECTIVE: To compare therapeutic effects of abdominal electroacupuncture (EA) and western medicine on poststroke constipation. METHODS: Eighty cases were randomly divided into an EA group and a medication group, 40 cases in each group. The EA group were treated with EA at Daheng (SP 15), Fujie (SP 14), Tianshu (ST 25), Shuidao (ST 28), etc., once a day, 30 min each session, and the medication group with oral administration of 10 mg Cisapride, thrice each day. Seven days constituted one course. After 2 courses, clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated by cumulative scores of symptoms. RESULTS: The total effective rate of 92.5% in the EA group was significantly better than 72.5% in the medication group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the cumulative scores of clinical symptoms significantly decreased in the two groups (P < 0.05) and the improving degrees of symptoms in the EA group was significantly better than that in the medication group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Abdominal electroacupuncture has a definite therapeutic effect on poststroke constipation, accelerating gastrointestinal movement.