[Advances of studies on acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of spastic paralysis after stroke].
OBJECTIVE
To introduce progresses of studies on acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of spastic paralysis after stroke.


METHODS
The literature about acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of spastic paralysis after stroke in recent ten years were reviewed from the clinical and mechanism studies and so on.


CONCLUSIONS
A great number of clinical and mechanism studies have proved that acupuncture and moxibustion therapy can relieve spastic paralysis after stroke, with better therapeutic effect, no side-effects, flexible selection of acupoints and more methods, but clinical and mechanism studies still need further to be improved and raised.
Zhang
Zhi-qiang
ZQ
Rehabilitation Department, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangdong 528400, China. daifu123@tom.com
Tan
Ji-lin
JL
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000628:therapy*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*