ObjectiveTo explore the effects of acupoint catgut embedding mainly in stellate ganglion combined with conventional rehabilitation on pain, upper limbs motor function and serum inflammatory factors in patients with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome. MethodsA total of 160 patients with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly divided into treatment group or control group, with 80 cases in each group. The control group received routine rehabilitation treatment, based on which the treatment group was treated with acupoint catgut embedding mainly in stellate ganglion, with a course of four-week for both groups. The changes in visual analogue scale (VAS) score, modified Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) score , modified Barthel index (MBI), as well as serum interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) level were observed in both groups before and after treatment. ResultsAfter treatment, the VAS scores and the serum levels of IL-1 and TNF-α decreased in both group, and the score and levels were lower in the treatment group than in the control group; the FMA and MBI scores in both groups increased, and the scores were higher in the treatment group than in the control group (all P＜0.05). ConclusionAcupoint catgut embedding mainly in stellate ganglion combined with conventional rehabilitation can improve the upper limbs motor function, reduce the VAS score, inhibit effectively the cellular inflammatory response, and thus reduce the edema and pain of the joint in patients with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.

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