Clinical Study on the Treatment of Apoplectic Hemiplegia by Acupuncture Plus Rehabilitation Training

Purpose To investigate the clinical effect of acupuncture in combination with rehabilitation training for treatment of apoplectic hemiplegia.Method The patients with apoplectic hemiplegia randomly divided into a composite treatment (acupuncture plus rehabilitation training) group of 100 cases, and acupuncture and rehabilitation training groups, 60 cases each. The patients' motor function of paralytic limb and daily life ability were evaluated before and after treatment.Results After treatment there were significant differences in motor function of paralytic limb and daily life ability between the composite treatment group and the acupuncture group, and the rehabilitation training group ( P 0.01 ) but no significant differences between the acupuncture group and the rehabilitation training group ( P 0.01 ). There was significant difference between pretreatment and posttreatment in all the three groups, with P 0.01 in the composite treatment group and P 0.05 in the acupuncture group and the rehabilitation training group.Conclusion Acupuncture in combination with rehabilitation training has a better effect than simple acupuncture or rehabilitation training on apoplectic hemiplegia, but both acupuncture and rehabilitation training have a good effect and there is no difference between them.