Clinical Observation on the Electroacupuncture at Shuigou Point Combined with Warming-Needle Moxibustion in the Treatment of Acute Cerebral Infarction
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.06.019
- VernacularTitle:电针水沟穴联合温针灸治疗急性脑梗死的临床观察
- Author:
Xin CHEN
1
;
Ti MO
;
Shu-Wen LIU
;
Lan-Zhu LI
;
Jian-Hao LIU
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学研究生院,广东广州 510006
- Keywords:
electroacupuncture;
Shuigou point;
warming-needle moxibustion;
acute cerebral infarction;
inflammatory factors;
homocysteine;
clinical observation
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(6):1498-1503
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture at Shuigou(DU26)combined with warming-needle moxibustion in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction.Methods Nighty-six patients with acute cerebral infarction were randomly divided into observation group and control group,48 cases in each group.Both groups were given routine basic treatment.The control group was treated with warming-needle moxibustion.The observation group was treated with electroacupuncture at Shuigou point on the basis of the control group.The treatment was performed 5 days a week for a total of 3 weeks.After 3 weeks of treatment,the clinical efficacy of the two groups was evaluated,and the changes of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS)score,Barthel Index(BI)score and Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment scale score of the two groups were observed before and after treatment.The changes of interleukin-6(IL-6),high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)and homocysteine(Hey)levels were compared before and after treatment between the two groups.The safety and adverse reactions of the two groups were evaluated.Results(1)The total effective rate of the observation group was 95.83％(46/48),and that of the control group was 81.25％(39/48).The efficacy of the observation group was superior to that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).(2)After treatment,the NIHSS scores,BI scores,and FMA scores of the patients in the two groups were significantly improved(P＜0.05),and the observation group was significantly superior to the control group in improving the NIHSS scores,BI scores,and FMA scores,with a statistically significant difference(P＜0.05).(3)After treatment,the serum IL-6,hs-CRP,and Hey levels of patients in the two groups were significantly improved(P＜0.05),and the observation group was significantly superior to the control group in improving the serum inflammatory factors of IL-6,hs-CRP,and Hey levels,with statistically significant differences(P＜0.05).(4)Comparing the incidence of adverse reactions between the observation group and the control group,the difference was not statistically significant(P＞0.05).Conclusion Electroacupuncture at Shuigou point combined with warming-needle moxibustion in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction can significantly promote the recovery of patients'neurological function,thus improving their motor and living ability,effectively reducing the levels of inflammatory factors and homocysteine,and the clinical efficacy is remarkable.
