Treatment of Hemiplegia and Joint Contracture after Apoplexy by Acupuncture plus Cupping Therapy: A Report of 52 Cases
- Author:
Bangyou DING
;
Yijun CUI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Cupping Therapy;
Cerebral Hemorrhage/complications;
Hemiplegia;
Cereb -ral Infarction/complications
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2003;1(5):38-39
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To study the treatment method of apoplectic joint contracture. Method: Fifty-two cases were treated with acupuncture plus cupping and thirty cases were treated with acupuncture alone as the control group. Result and conclusion: The effective rate of the former and later were 100% and 93.3% respectively,combined treatment of acupuncture and cupping was superior to acupuncture alone (P＜0.05).
