Acupuncture treatment of acute cerebral infarction by the 'Three-Step Needling' method.
OBJECTIVE
To observe the therapeutic effects of acupuncture treatment by the 'Three-Step Needling' Method for acute cerebral infarction.


METHODS
While receiving the routine medical treatment, 68 cases were treated by the acupuncture method of 'Three-Step Needling'.


RESULTS
27 of the 68 cases were basically cured, 23 markedly improved, 15 improved, and 3 failed, the total effective rate being 95.59%.


CONCLUSIONS
The acupuncture method of 'Three-Step Needling' can give quite good therapeutic effects for acute cerebral infarction.
Hongwen
Zeng
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The Second Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510095, China.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged