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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of yang-supplementing thread-embedding (acupoint embedded with catgut soaked in Shenfu injection) in treating shoulder-hand syndrome after cerebral stroke. Method Totally 120 patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 60 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by acupoint thread-embedding, while the control group was by conventional acupuncture. The changes of symptoms, joint range of motion (ROM), pain, and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), and general therapeutic efficacy were observed after 30 d treatment. Result The total effective rate was 95.0% in the treatment group versus 85.0% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Yang-supplementing thread-embedding and conventional acupuncture both can mitigate pain induced by shoulder-hand syndrome, increase the range of motion, and significantly improve the upper-limb motor function, while the effect of yang-supplementing thread-embedding is superior to that of conventional acupuncture.
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Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture plus hyperbaric oxygen in treating post-stroke depression. Method Sixty patients with post-stroke depression were randomized into a treatment group of 30 cases and a control group of 30 cases. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus hyperbaric oxygen, while the control group was by Fluoxetine. Before and after intervention, the Hamilton Depression scale (HAMD) was adopted for evaluation, and the efficacies were compared. Result The total effective rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control (P<0.01);after intervention, the HAMD score of the treatment group was markedly lower than that of the control (P<0.01). Conclusion Acupuncture plus hyperbaric oxygen can obviously improve the depression symptom and promote the recovery of neurologic function in patients with post-stroke depression.
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0.05),but the cure rate in the treatment group was higher than that in the control group(P