[Observation on therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupunture on strephenopodia after apoplexy].
OBJECTIVE
To observe clinical therapeutic effect of point-through-point acupuncture on strephenopodia after apoplexy.


METHODS
Ninety-six cases of strephenopodia after apoplexy were divided into a treatment group (n=50) treated with point-through-point acupuncture and a control group (n=46) treated with normal acupuncture. Their clinical therapeutic effects and motor functions of lower limbs were investigated.


RESULTS
Both the methods could restore foot functional activities of various directions in the patient of strephenopodia after apoplexy (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), and the therapeutic effect of the treatment group was more obvious (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The point-through-point acupuncture has obvious therapeutic effect on foot functional activities of various directions in the patient of strephenopodia after apoplexy.
Zhang
Ya-li
YL
Harbin Hospital of TCM, Heilongjiang 150076, China. zhangyali1960@163.com
Li
Ti
T
Cai
Yu-ying
YY
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000628:therapy