Immediate effects of manual acupuncture on the biceps brachii muscle function in healthy subjects and chronic hemiparetic patients

Centro Universitário Augusto Motta0 个研究点开始时间: 2011年10月26日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

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•Control group: Absence of pain, trauma or musculoskeletal injuries in the upper limbs, neuromuscular diseases, pregnancy or some sort of unconfortable reaction to needling; Informed written consent signature after reading of the text and explanation of the objectives, risks and potential benefits from the participation in this research.
•Hemiplegic group: Clinical diagnosis of upper neuron lesion due to stroke for at least 6 months, confirmed by image exams, both ischemic of hemorragic; Partial motor impairment of the upper limb function (hemiparesis); Absence of pain, trauma or musculoskeletal injuries in the upper limbs, neuromuscular diseases, pregnancy or some sort of unconfortable reaction to needling; Informed written consent signature after reading of the text and explanation of the objectives, risks and potential benefits from the participation in this research.

•Incomplete realization of any electromyographic signal acquisition; Low quality of electromyographic signal (less than 2-out-of-3 visible contraction events).

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Centro Universitário Augusto Motta