[Clinical observation on treatment of cerebral infarction by combined therapy of acupuncture with extremities tissue separating manipulation].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the curative effect of combined treatment of extremities tissue separating manipulation (ETSM) and acupuncture on cerebral infarction (CI).


METHODS
CI patients were randomly divided into 3 groups. Group A was treated with drug-therapy only, Group B was treated with drug-therapy plus acupuncture and Group C was treated with drug-therapy plus ETSM and acupuncture. All patients were treated for 15 successive days for evaluating curative effect.


RESULTS
The cured-markedly effective rate, total effective rate and nerve function deficit score after treatment was 28.6% , 71.4% and 17.57 +/- 1.51 scores in Group A, 48.4%, 80.6% and 13.97 +/- 1.38 scores in Group B, and 81.3%, 93.7% and 11.00 +/- 1.51 scores in Group C, respectively. Significant difference was shown in comparison of Group A with Group B, also in comparison of Group C with Group A and B (All P <0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
ETSM combined acupuncture has a good therapeutic effect on CI.
Zhang
Ren-yi
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Department of Internal Medicine, Qihe Prefectural Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong. diandao2413@163.com
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal