[Effect of scalp acupuncture drawing method on motor function in hemiplegic patients following cerebral thrombosis at convalescent period].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the effect of scalp-acupuncture drawing method (SADM) on recovering motor function in hemiplegic patients following cerebral thrombosis at convalescent period.


METHODS
Adopting randomized, single-blinded, controlled method, 93 patients suffering from hemiplegia following cerebral thrombosis were randomly assigned to 3 groups, 31 in each group. All patients were treated based on neurological routine therapy, those in the treated group and the control group I were treated respectively with SADM and scalp-acupuncture twirling method (SATM) additionally, but for those in the control group II, no additional treatment was given. The treatment course for all was 4 weeks.


RESULTS
Before treatment, there were insignificant difference among 3 groups in the score of neural motor function deficits (NFDS) of limbs and activity of daily life (ADL) score (P > 0.05). After being treated for 4 weeks, the NFDS was significantly lower and in the control group II (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) and the change of the scores in the treated group was more than that in the control group I (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
SADM was superior to scalp-acupuncture twisting prove the ADL score and motor function of hemiplegia patients following cerebral thrombosis in the convalescent stage.
Shi
Hong-fei
HF
Department of Rehabilitation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zheijiang University, Hangzhou.
Zheng
Xiao-hong
XH
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000368:Aged; D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D016037:Single-Blind Method