Clinical Observation on Treatment of 36 Cases of Stroke Hemiplegia with Acupuncture Combined with Rehabilitation Training

VernacularTitle:针刺配合康复训练治疗脑卒中偏瘫36例临床观察
Author: Biyuan SHA ; Hong CHEN ; Lirong ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acupuncture; Rehabilitation training. Stroke
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2009;31(3):252-253
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe therapeutic effects of treating stroke hemiplegia with acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training. Methods 72 patients with stroke hemiplegia were randomly recruited into a control group and a treatment group, with 36 patients in each group. The treatment group was treated with acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training and the control group was treated with acupuncture exclusively. Both scalp acupuncture and body acupuncture were used in the process of treatment. Results There was statistical significance (P<0.01) between the two groups in functional rehabilitation of limbs and ADL score (P<0.01) . Conclusion The treatment of stroke hemiplegia with acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training is more effective than that of treating with acupuncture exclusively.