2011•Shanghai zhenjiu zazhiRequires access
Study on Double-needle Acupuncture in Treating Upper-limb Hypertonia after Stroke
Wang Yu-lin
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Abstract
Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of double-needle acupuncture in treating upper-limb hypertonia after stroke.Methods Sixty post-stroke patients with upper-limb hypertonia were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group,30 in each.The treatment group was treated by double-needle acupuncture with antagonistic acupoint 1,2 and 3,and the control was treated by conventional acupuncture.Results The total effective rate was 76.7% in the treatment group versus 53.3% in the control,and the difference was significant(P0.05).Conclusion Double-needle acupuncture is an effective method in treating upper-limb hypertonia after stroke.