Effect of "phased whole acupuncture therapy" on ability of daily life in 63 cases of cerebral infarction-induced hemiplegia

Guo, Y.

Chen, L.

Zhou, L.

Li, H.

Qu, X.

Liu, D.

Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan / sponsored by All-China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2006

26(2)

88-91

RCT

CAM Control

Acu + Usual Care Versus Usual Care

Cerebral Infarction

Hemiplegia

Phased Whole Acupuncture Therapy

RCT

Scalp Acupuncture

Semi-Individualized Acupuncture Protocol

Stroke

Symptom Based Point Selection

TCM Acupuncture Style

Restricted Modalities, Acupuncture Only

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of "phased whole acupuncture therapy" on the ability of daily life (ADL) of the patients with cerebral infarction-induced hemiplegia. METHODS: 113 patients were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=63) treated with phased whole acupuncture and a control group (n=50) treated with traditional acupuncture. After the treatment, the improvement of ADL was compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Patients in the treatment group obtained satisfactory therapeutic effects in ADL improvement and in lowering of deformed rate, which were superior to those in the control group. CONCLUSION: The phased whole acupuncture is an effective therapy in treating cerebral infarction-induced hemiplegia, which can better improve the life quality of the patients

Stroke

>1/WK

118

4 Weeks