[Effects of acupuncture on rehabilitation of nervous functions in the stroke patient of different OCSP types].
OBJECTIVE
To probe into effects of acupuncture on rehabilitation of nervous functions in the stroke patient of different OCSP types.


METHODS
The stroke patients were randomly divided into 4 subtypes (LACI, TACI, PACI, POCI) based on the OCSP clinical classification. The patients of every subtype were randomly sub-divided into an observation group and a control group. The patients in the 2 groups were treated with routine western medicine, and acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taixi (KI 3), Xuehai (SP 10), etc. were added with reinforcing and reducing manipulation in the observation group and without manipulation of the needle in the control group. They were assessed with daily living ability scale (BI) at the time of enrollment, the end of 1, 3, 6, 12 months after the stroke, respectively.


RESULTS
There was no significant difference between the two groups for BI in LACI (P>0.05); there were significant differences 3, 6 and 12 months after the stroke between the two groups in PACI, POCI (P<0.05); in the TACI, there was a significant difference between the two groups for BI 3 and 6 months after stroke (P<0.05), with no significant difference 12 months after stroke (P>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture has different effects on rehabilitation of daily living function in the stroke patient of different OCSP types.
Wu
Xiu-Ling
XL
Department of Neurology, Tangshan Municipal Workers Hospital, Hebei, China. xiulingwu_2@msn.com
Li
Xiao-Dong
XD
Liu
Ai-Guo
AG
Li
Yong-Qiue
YQ
An
Zhi-Hong
ZH
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009420:Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation