Therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture combined with neuromuscular joint facilitation in treatment of hemiplegic shoulder pain

Table 1 Comparison of basic conditions between the two groups

Group	Age (yr)	Disease course
Treatment	63.85 ± 11.07	2.50 ± 1.54
Control	65.55 ± 13.30	2.25 ± 1.68

Table 2 Comparison of scores between the two groups

Group	VAS score		FMA score		BI score
	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment
Treatment	5.52 ± 2.02	3.62 ± 1.52	18.05 ± 6.70	23.30 ± 7.03	49.00 ± 21.44	54.75 ± 22.39
Control	5.45 ± 1.99	4.71 ± 1.76	17.45 ± 4.21	19.40 ± 4.06	50.00 ± 23.90	54.00 ± 23.15

VAS: Visual analogue scale; FMA: Fugl-Meyer assessment; BI: Barthel index.

Table 3 Passive range of motion scores in the treatment group vs the control group

	PROM (flexion)	PROM (stretch)	PROM (outreach)	PROM (pronation)	PROM (external rotation)
Treatment group
Before treatment	111.96 ± 17.44	21.99 ± 6.83	114.58 ± 16.75	29.80 ± 6.27	30.40 ± 6.83
After treatment	135.98 ± 16.61	32.42 ± 6.28	136.32 ± 17.14	44.88 ± 8.53	43.60 ± 9.87
Control group
Before treatment	113.85 ± 15.30	22.25 ± 6.20	112.65 ± 13.43	27.26 ± 6.42	27.71 ± 5.79
After treatment	125.66 ± 12.55	27.87 ± 6.91	125.88 ± 14.22	39.18 ± 7.67	37.61 ± 8.09

PROM: Passive range of motion.