The Clinical Study Of Warm Needling Therapy In Treating Post-Stroke Patients Of The Qi Deficient And Blood Stasis Syndrome

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of applying warm needling therapy in treating post-stroke patients of the qi deficient and blood stasis syndrome.Method:Sixty post-stroke patients from MingShi Chinese Medical Clinic in Taiwan were chosen to participate in the study.Their diagnostic requirements were met according to the Forth National Symposium of Cardiovascular Disease Diagnostic Standards held in 1995 and the Chinese Medical diagnostic standards of stroke.The patients were randomly divided into treatment and control groups.The patients were both treated with the same set of acupoints,but the treatment group used the warm-needling method,while the control group used electro-acupuncture.They were treated every other day for a total of 15 treatments.The patients' progress was observed according to the criteria set in 1996 for stroke diagnostic standards and using the Barthel activity of daily living scale(ADL),and neurological function assessment.The data were collected and analyzed statistically.Results:The total effective rate of the warm-needling treatment group was 90.0%,while that of the control group was 93.0%.The change between the groups was not significantly different(p＞0.05).However,with respect to the degree of improvement in clinical symptoms,the treatment group was more significant than the control group(p＜0.05).The patients in the treatment group had a better ADL score(p＜0.05),and a very significant improvement in their neurological function(p＜0.01) than the control group after treatment. The difference between the two groups was significant(p＜0.05).