《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2009, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (02): 112-113.

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Multidisciplinary Therapy on Central Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: 32 Cases Report

LI Xiao-hong, XIE De-juan, YU He-ping   

  1. The Department of Rehabilitation, the First Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
  • Received:2008-10-08 Published:2009-02-01 Online:2009-02-01

Abstract: Objective To observe the effects of multidisciplinary therapy on central pain of patients with spinal cord injury.Methods 32 cases of spinal cord injury with central pain were treated with accupuncture, massage and drugs, and the effects were assessed by McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Visual Analogous Score (VAS) and Barthel Index (BI).Results The scores of pain of all patients significantly decreased and the scores of BI highly increased after treatment (P<0.01).Conclusion Multidisciplinary therapy is effective on central pain in patients with spinal cord injury.

Key words: multidisciplinary therapy, spinal cord injury, central pain