[Influence of different frequencies of acupuncture on therapeutic effect in patients with cerebral infarction at convalescence].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the influence of different frequencies of acupuncture on the therapeutic effect in patients with cerebral infarction at convalescence.


METHODS
Ninety-seven cases were randomly divided into an observation group I (n = 50) and an observation group II (n = 47). They were treated with same Chinese drugs and western medicine and electroacupuncture at Jiquan (HT 1), Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4), Huantiao (GB 30), etc. The observation group I was treated twice each day and the observation group II once each day. After treatment of 30 days, their therapeutic effects were observed.


RESULTS
The total effective rate of 94.0% for improvement of limb activity in the observation group I was better than 78.7% in the observation group II (P < 0.05); the therapeutic effects for choking when taking water, dysphagia, vague mind and slurred speech were similar in the two groups (P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The therapeutic effect of acupuncture twice each day on cerebral infarction at convalescence is superior to that of once daily.
Qian
Xiao-Ping
XP
Department of TCM, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Neimonggu Medical College, Baotou 014030, China. qianxiaoping2000@yahoo.cn
Xu
Fang
F
Song
Jia-Lin
JL
Zhao
Jing-Hua
JH
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003289:Convalescence; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal