The Immediate Effect of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Spasticity and Motor Function in Chronic Post-stroke Patients

Andre Tanuwijaya, Jeane Claudia Profita, Ardi Soeharta Chandra, Vitriana Biben, Ellyana Sungkar

2019

Abstract

This study aimed to report the immediate effect on spasticity and motor function of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy (rESWT) as part of a comprehensive treatment program for chronic stroke patients with spasticity and functional problem in upper extremities. Chronic poststroke patients with spasticity on upper extremity were enrolled and got rESWT that applied at muscle belly of the biceps muscle, flexor carpi ulnaris muscle, and flexor carpi radialis muscle. Patients were evaluated for elbow flexor and wrist flexor spasticity using Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and for motor function using Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) at baseline and immediately after rESWT therapy session. 6 male and 1 female patients participated, age 59.7+5.5 years old, with mean onset time of stroke were 40.4 + 25.2 months. The MAS score was 5.4 1.5 at baseline and 4.2 1.2 after the treatment (p<0.05). The score of motor function FMA-UE scale was 26.4 9.0 at baseline and 28.6 9.9 after the treatment (p<0.05). Radial ESWT immediately improved spasticity and motor function in some chronic poststroke patients. More studies are necessary to establish if rESWT for spasticity and motor function in chronic poststroke is clinically effective.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tanuwijaya A., Profita J., Chandra A., Biben V. and Sungkar E. (2019). The Immediate Effect of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Spasticity and Motor Function in Chronic Post-stroke Patients.In Proceedings of the 11th National Congress and the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association - Volume 1: KONAS XI and PIT XVIII PERDOSRI, ISBN 978-989-758-409-1, pages 209-214. DOI: 10.5220/0009088202090214

in Bibtex Style

@conference{konas xi and pit xviii perdosri19,
author={Andre Tanuwijaya and Jeane Claudia Profita and Ardi Soeharta Chandra and Vitriana Biben and Ellyana Sungkar},
title={The Immediate Effect of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Spasticity and Motor Function in Chronic Post-stroke Patients},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th National Congress and the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association - Volume 1: KONAS XI and PIT XVIII PERDOSRI,},
year={2019},
pages={209-214},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009088202090214},
isbn={978-989-758-409-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th National Congress and the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association - Volume 1: KONAS XI and PIT XVIII PERDOSRI,
TI - The Immediate Effect of Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Spasticity and Motor Function in Chronic Post-stroke Patients
SN - 978-989-758-409-1
AU - Tanuwijaya A.
AU - Profita J.
AU - Chandra A.
AU - Biben V.
AU - Sungkar E.
PY - 2019
SP - 209
EP - 214
DO - 10.5220/0009088202090214