[Observation on theraputic effect of five-needle-in-nape acupuncture for treatment of poststroke pesudobulbar paralysis dysphagia].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the therapeutic effect of five-needle-in-nape acupuncture treatment and the routine acupuncture treatment for poststroke pesudobulbar paralysis dysphagia.


METHODS
Sixty cases were randomly divided into a five-needle-in-nape (FNN) group and a routine acupuncture (RA) group (n=30 in each group). Ya-men (GV 15), Tianzhu (BL10), Zhiqiang acupoint (Extra) were needled and the training of swallowing was practiced when needling in FNN group. Lianquan (CV 23), Tongli (HT 5), Zhaohai (KI 6) were needled in RA group. The course of acupuncture treatment consisted of needling once time every day, six times a week for two weeks. The therapeutic effects were evaluated after two courses of acupuncture treatment.


RESULTS
The effective rate was 93.3% in FNN group, better than that of 80.0% in RA group (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The therapeutic effect in FNN group was better than that of RA group for poststroke pesudobulbar paralysis dysphagia.
Li
Min
M
Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Suojin Village Health Service Center of Xuanwu District, Nanjing 210029, China.
Sun
Jian-hua
JH
Lu
Jun-wei
JW
Liu
Lan-ying
LY
Geng
Hao
H
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D010244:Bulbar Palsy, Progressive / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003679:Deglutition; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome