The Impact of Electroacupuncture at Hegu, Shousanli, and Quchi Based on the Theory "Treating Flaccid Paralysis by Yangming Alone" on Stroke Patients' EEG: A Pilot Study.

Feng Zhang,Fei Zou,Yi-Fang Lin,Hao-Ran Wang,Bin Ye,Shu-Geng Chen,He Jie-Ying,Lei Cao,Jie Jia,Qiang Wang

doi:10.1155/2020/8839491

Abstract

Background In China, electroacupuncture based on meridians theory “treating flaccid paralysis by Yangming alone” has been widely used for stroke rehabilitation in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to explore the electroencephalography change of electroacupuncture intervention on strokes patients with flaccid paralysis. Methods Twenty-three stroke patients with flaccid paralysis and six stroke patients with spasticity accepted electroacupuncture with the acupoints Hegu [LI4], Shousanli [LI10], and Quchi [LI11] for 20 minutes and their EEG data were recorded before, during, and after the electroacupuncture intervention. Results Compared with the baseline EEG signals before electroacupuncture, the ipsilesional and contralesional beta-band average power of patients with flaccid paralysis and spasticity were significantly increased during the needles retention stage and decreased slightly after removing the needles. The significant decrease of the ipsilesional and contralesional delta band average power in patients with flaccid paralysis occurred during the electroacupuncture stimulation, and they increased after the removal of the needles. The ipsilesional delta band average power of patients with spasticity significantly decreased during the electroacupuncture stimulation. Conclusion From this pilot electrophysiological study, we provided a possible electrophysiological mechanism of the curative effect of electroacupuncture for stroke rehabilitation.

Highlights

Motor impairment of the upper extremity caused by a cerebral vascular accident is quite difficult to recover from [1]
EA based on the meridians theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) “treating flaccid paralysis by Yangming alone” was one of the most common rehabilitative approaches for apoplexy and it is still applied in clinical treatment nowadays [9]. is classical theory means the acupoints of Large Inte Stine could be used for treating flaccidity syndrome
It thinks that flaccid paralysis and spasticity are the Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine two kinds of different performances of “liver qi” catharsis too much, and the acupoints of the Large Inte Stine and Stomach could be used for rebalancing the “liver qi” [10]

Summary

Background

In China, electroacupuncture based on meridians theory “treating flaccid paralysis by Yangming alone” has been widely used for stroke rehabilitation in clinical practice. e aim of this study was to explore the electroencephalography change of electroacupuncture intervention on strokes patients with flaccid paralysis. E aim of this study was to explore the electroencephalography change of electroacupuncture intervention on strokes patients with flaccid paralysis. Compared with the baseline EEG signals before electroacupuncture, the ipsilesional and contralesional beta-band average power of patients with flaccid paralysis and spasticity were significantly increased during the needles retention stage and decreased slightly after removing the needles. E significant decrease of the ipsilesional and contralesional delta band average power in patients with flaccid paralysis occurred during the electroacupuncture stimulation, and they increased after the removal of the needles. E ipsilesional delta band average power of patients with spasticity significantly decreased during the electroacupuncture stimulation. From this pilot electrophysiological study, we provided a possible electrophysiological mechanism of the curative effect of electroacupuncture for stroke rehabilitation

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