Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Si-hour"Supplementing Yang and Unblocking Collaterals"Electroacupuncture Therapy based on the midnight-midday ebb-flow theory in treating hemiplegia caused by ischemic stroke.Methods A total of 160 patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke hemiplegia who were treated in the wards and outpatient departments of Huaian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 2023 and June 2024 were selected as study subjects.Patients were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group using a random number table,with 80 cases in each group.Both groups received conventional internal medicine rehabilitation treatment.The control group received conventional acupuncture therapy,while the observation group received Si-hour"Supplementing Yang and Unblocking Collaterals"Electroacupuncture Therapy based on the midnight-midday ebb-flow theory.Treatment was administered for 2 weeks per course,with a total of 3 courses.After completion of treatment,clinical efficacy was evaluated by observing changes in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores,simplified Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA)scores,modified Barthel Index(MBI)scores,fractional anisotropy(FA)values in the cerebral peduncle and posterior limb of internal capsule regions,modified Edinburgh-Scandinavian Stroke Scale(MESSS)scores,as well as plasma viscosity,hematocrit(HCT),and fibrinogen(FIB)levels before and after treatment in both groups.Results(1)The total effective rate was 86.25％(69/80)in the observation group and 70.00％(56/80)in the control group.The efficacy of the observation group was significantly superior to that of the control group,with a statistically significant difference(P＜0.05).(2)After treatment,TCM syndrome scores were significantly improved in both groups(P＜0.05),and the improvement in the observation group was significantly greater than that in the control group,with a statistically significant difference(P＜0.05).(3)After treatment,FMA and MBI scores were significantly improved in both groups(P＜0.05),and the improvement in the observation group was significantly greater than that in the control group,with a statistically significant difference(P＜0.05).(4)After treatment,FA values in the cerebral peduncle and posterior limb of internal capsule regions,as well as MESSS scores,were significantly improved in both groups(P＜0.05),and the improvement in the observation group was significantly greater than that in the control group,with a statistically significant difference(P＜0.05).(5)After treatment,plasma viscosity,HCT,and FIB levels were significantly improved in both groups(P＜0.05),and the improvement in the observation group was significantly greater than that in the control group,with a statistically significant difference(P＜0.05).Conclusion Si-hour"Supplementing Yang and Unblocking Collaterals"Electroacupuncture Therapy based on the midnight-midday ebb-flow theory significantly improves limb motor function,enhances neural conduction,and optimizes hemorheological parameters in patients with hemiplegia caused by ischemic stroke,demonstrating notable clinical efficacy.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of superficial needling plus external washing with Chinese herbal medicine in treating post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.Methods Sixty patients with post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 30 cases each. The treatment group received superficial needling plus external washing with Chinese herbal medicine and the control group, conventional acupuncture. Pain severity was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and upper limb function was assessed using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) of motor recovery in the two groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups.Results The total efficacy rate was 96.7% in the treatment group and 83.3% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in the VAS score and the FMA score in the two groups (P<0.05). There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in the VAS score and the FMA score between the treatment and control groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Superficial needling plus external washing with Chinese herbal medicine is an effective way to treat post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.