Title: Controlled study on body acupuncture and scalp acupuncture for treatment of ischemic apoplexy
Abstract: Objective To observe therapeutic effect of body acupuncture on ischemic apoplexy at different stages. Methods Fifty-nine cases of ischemic apoplexy were randomly divided into the treatment group treated by body acupuncture and the scalp acupuncture group treated by scalp acupuncture. They were treated for 28 days. Results The score for the degree of neurologic impairment was decreased and for FIM in the both treatment groups was significantly increased, with significant differences between the two groups (P0.05). Conclusion Body acupuncture at different stages can improve promote of neurologic impairment and can obviously increase ability for daily life.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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