Clinical observation on treatment of cerebral infarction by combined therapy of acupuncture with extremities tissue separating manipulation.
- Author:
Ren-yi ZHANG
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Clinical Trial
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture Therapy; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cerebral Infarction; therapy; Combined Modality Therapy; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Male; Massage; methods; Middle Aged; Phytotherapy
- From: Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2005;25(6):496-498
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe the curative effect of combined treatment of extremities tissue separating manipulation (ETSM) and acupuncture on cerebral infarction (CI).
METHODSCI patients were randomly divided into 3 groups. Group A was treated with drug-therapy only, Group B was treated with drug-therapy plus acupuncture and Group C was treated with drug-therapy plus ETSM and acupuncture. All patients were treated for 15 successive days for evaluating curative effect.
RESULTSThe cured-markedly effective rate, total effective rate and nerve function deficit score after treatment was 28.6% , 71.4% and 17.57 +/- 1.51 scores in Group A, 48.4%, 80.6% and 13.97 +/- 1.38 scores in Group B, and 81.3%, 93.7% and 11.00 +/- 1.51 scores in Group C, respectively. Significant difference was shown in comparison of Group A with Group B, also in comparison of Group C with Group A and B (All P <0.05).
CONCLUSIONETSM combined acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect on CI.
