title: Acupuncture methods for treatment of hemiplegia.
abstract: There are several acupuncture methods for various types of paralyses, based on different selections of points and needling methods, i.e. needling the points selected by the yin-yang principle; needling the polar points; needling both the local and opposite points; needling the upper points with the lower ones needled as supplementary; and needling by the method of reinforcing the channels and reducing the collaterals. The specific application of each method are described below.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Shandong School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan, Shandong Province 265200.
authors.forename: Shuxue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.forename: Xueying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans