The Effects of the Muscle Tone Control Technique and Functional Electrical Stimulation Approach for the Stroke Patient’s Shoulder Pain and Upper Extremity Function

In the present study, effects of the muscle tone control technique and functional electrical stimulation approach for the stroke patient’s shoulder pain and upper extremity function. muscle tone control technique and functional electrical stimulation was conducted for 30 chronic stroke patients who were hospitalized or receiving physical therapy in the outpatient clinic at hospital in Gyeonggi province from june to august 2023. The subjects were divided into 2 groups of 15 participants each, a muscle tone control technique and functional electrical stimulation (MF) group and a conservative treatment (CON) group. and muscle tone control technique and functional electrical stimulation was administered for 30 minutes per session, 3 times a week for 8 weeks. The participants’ shoulder pain was measured via the visual analogue scale (VAS), pain threshold and upper extremity function was measured using the Jebsen-Taylor hand function test (JTT), manual function test (MFT). Paired t-tests were conducted to conduct within and between pre/post comparisons. In comparisons within each group, the two groups showed significant differences before and after the training (p<0.05). In the comparisons between the groups, the MF group showed more improvements in balance and attention than the CON group in all tests (p<0.05). MF group was more effective than CON group.