[Optimum selection of acupuncture treatment programs of cerebral infarction and its effects on insulin resistance].
OBJECTIVE
To study the optimum acupuncture treatment program and the mechanism for treatment of cerebral infarction.


METHODS
Sixty-three cases were randomly divided into 9 groups. The four factors, times of manipulation, the retaining time of the needle, acupuncture instrument and acupoints,and their corresponding three levels were adopted respectively in treatment of each group. Then nerve function defect score and insulin resistance were observed before and after treatment.


RESULTS
The acupoints, the times of manipulation and the retaining time of the needle have significant effects on nerve function defect and insulin resistance (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), and the acupuncture instrument has a significant effect on insulin resistance (P < 0.01). The choice of acupoints was the most important factor for acupuncture treatment of cerebral infarction.


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture for regulating The Governor Vessel with twice manipulations and retaining the needle for 60 min is optimum treatment program for cerebral infarction. The good regulating effect of acupuncture on insulin resistance is one of the mechanisms of achieving the therapeutic results.
Huang
Ding-jian
DJ
First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi College of TMC, Nanning 530023, China.
Liu
Biao
B
Chen
Shang-jie
SJ
Zhou
Kai-bin
KB
Chen
Wen
W
Dou
Wei-hua
WH
Zhou-jie
Lin
L
Liu
Yun-zhu
YZ
Luo
Ben-hua
BH
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002544:Cerebral Infarction; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D009339:Needles