Observation on clinical therapeutic effect of scalp acupuncture combined with body acupuncture on apoplectic hemiplegia / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 395-398, 2006.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-303057
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To search for the best method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect on apoplectic hemiplegia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and twenty cases of apoplectic hemiplegia were randomly divided into three groups in order of visiting. Group A (n = 33) were treated by scalp acupuncture combined with consciousness-restoring resuscitation method, group B (n = 60) by scalp acupuncture combined with traditional acupuncture, and group C (n = 27) by traditional acupuncture. The clinical therapeutic effects were evaluated according to the scores of manner, speech, motor function of limbs, and so on.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Three cases were basically cured, 20 were markedly effective, 7 were effective, with a total effective rate of 90.9% in the group A; and the corresponding figures were 7, 28, 21 cases and 93.3%, respectively in group B with no significant difference between the group A and B (P > 0.05); and 7 cases were markedly effective, 11 effective with a total effective rate of 66. 7% in the group C with a significant difference as compared with the group A and B (P < 0.05, P < 0.001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Scalp acupuncture combined with consciousness-restoring resuscitation method and scalp acupuncture combined with traditional acupuncture have a similar therapeutic effect on apoplectic hemiplegia, which is superior to that of traditional acupuncture.</p>
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Main subject:
Scalp
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Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Stroke
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Hemiplegia
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Methods
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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