Effect of Acupuncture on Severely Affected Arm-Hand Motor Function on the Chronic Recovery Phase Patients with Post-Stroke Hemiplegia: A Randomized Parallel Controlled Trial

Chen Lidian

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2020.25.004183

Abstract

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome is a rare disease presented with multiple gastrointestinal polyps, alopecia, onchodystrophy, skin hyperpigmentation, weight loss, diarrhea and intermittent..

Highlights

Stroke is a common acute cerebrovascular disease, and two million new patients are reported in China every year [1]
Acupuncture as an adjuvant to conventional rehabilitation training may improve arm-hand motor function with post-stroke hemiplegia in severely impaired post-stroke patients who were in the Brunnstrom stages I-II, there are benefits to starting rehabilitation therapy as soon as the needle removal when the acupuncture in the affected limbs
Effect of conventional rehabilitation methods including physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), is still not satisfactory to the severely affected arm-hand motor function on the chronic recovery phase patients with post-stroke hemiplegia

Summary

Introduction

Stroke is a common acute cerebrovascular disease, and two million new patients are reported in China every year [1]. Effect of conventional rehabilitation methods including physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), is still not satisfactory to the severely affected arm-hand motor function on the chronic recovery phase patients with post-stroke hemiplegia. The present study aimed to produce new information leading to improved timing for the combined use of acupuncture and modern rehabilitation therapy and identify the effects on severely affected arm-hand motor function on the chronic recovery phase patients with post-stroke hemiplegia. Effect of conventional rehabilitation methods is still not satisfactory to the severely affected arm-hand motor function on the chronic recovery phase patients with post-stroke hemiplegia. We hope to produce new therapy that combined acupuncture with modern rehabilitation therapy and identify the effects of acupuncture at Quchi and Waiguan on cortical excitability and plasticity

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