[Clinical study on scalp acupuncture combined with sports therapy for rehabilitation of poststroke hemiplegia].
OBJECTIVE
To probe into effect of scalp acupuncture combined with sports therapy on movement function of limbs in the patient of poststroke hemiplegia.


METHODS
One hundred and twenty cases of poststroke hemiplegia were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 60 cases in each group. The observation group were treated by scalp acupuncture and the control group by simple sports therapy. The movement function of limbs were assessed by Fugl-Meyer rating method and Barthel index.


RESULTS
The movement function of limbs and ability of daily life after treatment in the observation group improved very significantly as compared with the control group (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Scalp acupuncture combined with sports therapy can promote recovery of the movement function of limbs in the patient of poststroke hemiplegia.
Zhao
Da-Gui
DG
Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Shiyan City Taihe Hospital, Hubei 442000, China.
Mu
Jing-Ping
JP
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp; D013177:Sports; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy