Clinical observation on scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for hemiplegia after stroke
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Clinical observation on scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for hemiplegia after stroke
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2013), Qiu, Ya-long
Abstract
Objective—To observe the clinical efficacy of the scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for hemiplegia. Methods—One hundred and thirty-six cases with hemiplegia after stroke who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into three groups according to visiting sequence. Forty-eight cases in the observation group were treated by scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training, 35 cases in the medicine group were treated by Chinese and Western medicines, and 53 cases in the medicine plus rehabilitation group were treated by Western medicine and rehabilitation training. Patients’ consciousness, speech and limb functions were scored before and after treatment, and the results were compared. Results—After treatment, the scores of consciousness, speech and limb functions after treatment were lower than those before treatment. And their decrease in the observation group were more statically significant than that in the medicine group and the medicine plus rehabilitation group (P<0.01 or P<0.05). The total effective rates of the three groups were significantly different (P<0.01 or P<0.05). The total effective rate of the observation group was better than that of the other two groups (both P<0.01). Conclusion—Scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation therapy has better effect for stroke hemiplegia.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
issn
1672-3597
issue
4
page end
229
page start
226
volume
11