Effects of different acupuncture treatment on mean blood flow velocity of middle cerebral artery on the affected side and rehabilitation of hemiparalysis caused by cerebral infarction

To observe the effects of two different acupuncture treatment on cerebral blood flow velocity and early rehabilitation of hemiparalysis caused by cerebral infarction. Eighty patients were randomly divided into an alternate acupuncture group (n = 40) and a routine acupuncture group (n = 40). Both of...

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Published inZhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 29; no. 7; p. 517
Main Authors Lei, Long-Ming, Wu, Lin, Hu, Yue-Qiang, Luo, Ben-Hua, Huang, Jin-Jun, Su, Sheng-Yong, Tang, Hong-Liang
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.07.2009
Subjects
Acupuncture Therapy
Adult
Aged
Blood Flow Velocity
Cerebral Arteries - physiopathology
Cerebral Infarction - complications
Hemiplegia - physiopathology
Hemiplegia - rehabilitation
Hemiplegia - therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:To observe the effects of two different acupuncture treatment on cerebral blood flow velocity and early rehabilitation of hemiparalysis caused by cerebral infarction. Eighty patients were randomly divided into an alternate acupuncture group (n = 40) and a routine acupuncture group (n = 40). Both of the groups were treated with routine neurology medicine and application of good limb position combined with acupuncture. The patients in the alternate acupuncture group were treated by opposing needling and non-opposing needling, i. e. acupuncture at acupoints on both the healthy and affected sides alternately, twice each day, respectively. The routine acupuncture group was treated by acupuncture at the affected side, once daily. Scores of Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) were evaluated before and after treatment in the two groups, and the mean blood flow velocity of middle cerebral artery (MCA) on the affected side was monitored during two different acupuncture treatment by using Transcranial Doppler (TCD). The cur
ISSN:0255-2930