Clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion block combined with extracorporeal shock wave therapy on limb spasticity in patients with ischemic stroke

Table 1 Comparison of included patients’ general information

Items	Control group	SGB group	ESWT group	SGB + ESWT group	P
Age, years	59.53 ± 7.96	58.73 ± 7.88	60.87 ± 10.84	60.00 ± 9.46	0.93
Disease duration, days	37.27 ± 4.71	36.07 ± 7.38	38.33 ± 7.32	35.93 ± 5.40	0.18
body mass index, Kg/m²	23.84 ± 1.65	23.49 ± 1.47	22.79 ± 1.43	23.38 ± 1.48	0.99
MBI scores	42.13 ± 3.44	42.27 ± 3.73	41.73 ± 3.63	41.60 ± 3.91	0.95
Fugl-Meyer motor scale scores	17.07 ± 1.83	16.47 ± 1.60	16.73 ± 1.94	16.40 ± 1.76	0.73

Values are mean ± standard deviation. SGB, stellate ganglion block; ESWT, extracorporeal shock wave therapy; MBI, Modified Barthel Index

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