[Clinically controlled study on phased integral needling method for treatment of cerebral infarction].
OBJECTIVE
To compare clinical therapeutic effects of phased integral acupuncture and routine acupuncture on patients with cerebral infarction.


METHODS
One hundred and thirteen cases were randomly divided into a treatment group (n = 63) treated by phased integral acupuncture and a control group (n = 50) treated by routine acupuncture. Their clinical therapeutic effects were compared after treatment.


RESULTS
The treatment group in the decreases of both the diagnostic score for TCM diseases of stroke and the score for neurological function defect, and the therapeutic effect was superior to the control group with significant differences (all P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The phased integral acupuncture is an effective therapy with a therapeutic effect better than that of the routine acupuncture for treatment of hemiplegia due to cerebral infarction.
Guo
Yuan-Qi
YQ
The Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangdong 510120, China. guozeyao@sina.com.cn
Chen
Li-Yu
LY
Fu
Wen-Bin
WB
Ou
Ai-Hua
AH
Ou
Xuan-Ming
XM
Li-
Wei-Xiong
WX
Fan
Li
L
Xiao
Hui
H
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002544:Cerebral Infarction; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy