Observation on therapeutic effect of pulse magnetic acupuncture at scalp acupoints on acute cerebral infarction.
- Author:
Hai CUI
1
;
Hai-feng ZHANG
;
Zhan-min REN
;
Zhi-shun YU
;
Qiang TANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture Therapy; Cerebral Infarction; therapy; Humans; Scalp; Stroke; therapy
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(8):526-528
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo apply pulse magnetic acupuncture at scalp acupoints to treat acute cerebral infarction and to explore the mechanism.
METHODSA pulse magnetic acupuncture group, a routine acupuncture group and a static magnetic acupuncture group were set up, 30 cases in each group. Their clinical therapeutic effects were observed.
RESULTSThe cured-markedly effective rate was 80.0% in the pulse magnetic acupuncture group and 70.3% in the routine acupuncture group with no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05), which were significant difference with 36.6% in the static magnetic acupuncture group (P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONPulse magnetic acupuncture and routine acupuncture at scalp acupoints have same therapeutic effect on acute cerebral infarction, which is superior to that of static magnetic acupuncture.