Clinical observation of body acupuncture combined with FANG’s scalp acupuncture for limb dysfunction in the remission stage of stroke

To observe the clinical efficacy of body acupuncture combined with FANG’s scalp acupuncture in treating limb dysfunction in the remission stage of stroke and explore the mechanism.

Sixty patients in the remission stage of stroke with limb dysfunction were divided into a control group and a treatment group using the random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with ordinary acupuncture based on the conventional rehabilitation treatment, and the treatment group was additionally offered FANG’s scalp acupuncture. The interventions were conducted once daily with 10 sessions as 1 course. The Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) and Barthel index (BI) scores and serum malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels were compared after 2 treatment courses, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.

After treatment, the FMA and BI scores increased in both groups (P<0.05) and were higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Both groups showed a decreased MDA level and an increased SOD level after the intervention, all showing statistical significance (P<0.05); there were significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05).

Based on the conventional rehabilitation treatment, ordinary acupuncture used alone or in combination with FANG’s scalp acupuncture can lower the oxidative stress level and improve limb function in treating limb dysfunction in the remission stage of stroke; body acupuncture plus FANG’s scalp acupuncture can produce better results.