Abstract: Objective To observe the effects of routine rehabilitation training combined with medium-frequency electrotherapy in the treatment of patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke. Methods 84 cases with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke were randomly divided into the treatment group ( 42 cases )and a control group ( 42 cases). Two groups were given rehabilitation training for 4 weeks, and the treatment group received medium-frequency electrotherapy meanwhile. Upper limb motor functions, activities of daily living and upper extremity pain and swelling were measured apart by the Fugl-Meyer assessment, MBI index, and visual analog scores. The indicators before and after treatment were compared. Results There were 80 patients completed the trial (including treatment group 40 cases, control group 40 cases), and two group patients’ upper limb pain, edema, FMA and MBI scores compared with those before the treatment were signiifcantly improved (P<0.05), the treatment group improved more signiifcantly than that of the control group (P<0.05), the efifciency of the treatment group and the total efifciency was better than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Routine rehabilitation training combined with medium-frequency electrotherapy is a good method for the treatment of shoulder hand syndrome after stroke.

Key words: stroke, shoulder-hand syndrome, rehabilitation training, medium-frequency electrotherapy