Clinical Observation of Early Acupuncture in Treating Acute Cerebral Infarction
- Author:
Guifen LV
;
Yuanchun XIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Early intervention;
Cerebral infarction
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2006;4(3):148-149
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in treating cerebral infarction by its intervention in the acute stage. Methods: A treatment group of 49 cases was treated with acupuncture by its intervention in the acute stage plus rehabilitation in the convalescent stage, and a control group of 28 cases, with acupuncture applied only to the convalescent stage. Results: The total effective rate was 95.9% in the treatment group and 78.6% in the control group. The curative effect was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group. Conclusion:The treatment of cerebral infarction by early acupuncture intervention is safe, reliable and exactly effective. It is worthy to be popularized and applied.
