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Acupuncture is a good addition to stroke rehab
Categories: Stroke
Acupuncture in combination with rehabilitation may have greater benefits for the treatment of acute and subacute stroke sequelae in comparison with rehabilitation alone ...
TEAS relieves muscle spasticity after stroke
Categories: Stroke
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can relieve muscle spasticity following brain injury ...
Acupuncture increases survival, improves swallowing and decreases spasticity and hemiplegia after stroke
Categories: Stroke
Four recent studies on the treatment of stroke by acupuncture show benefits for overall outcomes, improved swallowing and reduced spasticity.
Acupuncture for ischaemic stroke
Categories: Stroke
Current evidence provisionally demonstrates that acupuncture may compare favourably with either no acupuncture or conventional therapy for cerebral infarction, conclude the authors of a Chinese meta-analysis ...
Acupuncture benefits brain after stroke
Categories: Stroke
A meta-analysis by Chinese authors suggests that acupuncture has positive effects on cognitive function after stroke ...
Tai chi reduces falls after stroke
Research from the USA has found that a 12-week tai chi (TC) intervention was more effective in reducing fall rates for stroke survivors than either strength training or usual care.
Acupuncture enhances connectivity of brain regions in stroke and Alzheimer's patients
Categories: Stroke
An fMRI study by Chinese authors has found that acupuncture at Yanglingquan GB-34 can enhance functional connectivity in the brain’s default mode network (DMN) in stroke patients.
Acupuncture associated with reduced stroke risk following brain injury
Categories: Stroke
A retrospective cohort study from Taiwan suggests that patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who receive acupuncture treatment show a decreased risk of subsequent stroke compared with those who do not receive acupuncture treatment...
Acupuncture for stroke
Categories: Stroke, Neurological
According to an overview of 24 systematic reviews and meta-analyses carried out by Chinese researchers, current evidence suggests that acupuncture may be effective for treating post-stroke neurological impairment and dysfunction
Acupuncture reduces post-stroke depression
Categories: Stroke, Psychological / emotional
A pilot study carried out in Korea had found that electro-acupuncture (EA) can improve post-stroke depression (PSD), and that the treatment effect varies depending on the degree of motor function impairment of the patient.
Acupuncture provides no additional benefit in subacute stroke
Categories: Stroke
A multi-centre RCT carried out in China has found that adding acupuncture to conventional treatment does not result in any additional benefit for patients with subacute stroke.
Acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia
Categories: Stroke
A meta-analysis carried out by Chinese authors suggests that acupuncture may be beneficial in the rehabilitation of patients with dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing) caused by stroke.
Acupuncture benefits brain after both ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke
Categories: Stroke
Chinese researchers have found electro-acupuncture at points on the head to be helpful for increasing neuroplasticity in cerebral motor regions following ischaemic stroke.
Acupuncture as effective as physiotherapy in post-stroke rehabilitation
Categories: Stroke
A large multicentre RCT from China has found that acupuncture plus conventional care was similar in effectiveness to physiotherapy treatment plus conventional care for post-stroke rehabilitation.
Scalp electro-acupuncture for post-stroke recovery
Categories: Stroke
Stroke patients who undergo scalp electro-acupuncture show better functional improvement than those who receive placebo electro-stimulation, say researchers from Brazil.
Electroacupuncture regulates stroke proteins
Categories: Stroke, Acupuncture research
In addition to enhancing muscle strength recovery after acute ischaemic stroke (IS), electroacupuncture (EA) appears to regulate the expression of multiple serum proteins that may be beneficial in this situation.
Acupuncture after stroke activates damaged speech centres
Categories: Stroke
Acupuncture can assist language recovery in chronic stroke patients and may be associated with increased activity in the damaged speech area of the brain. Seven chronic stroke patients suffering from aphasia were treated with acupuncture three times a week, over a period of eight weeks. Four acupoints were stimulated on the weak side of the patient's body and no other rehabilitation was given duri ...
Acupuncture can improve endothelial dysfunction in hypertension
Categories: Stroke, Hypertension
A Korean study has shown that acupuncture can improve endothelial dysfunction in patients with hypertension. The pilot, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial randomly assigned 15 patients with essential hypertension to a sequence of four acupuncture treatment phases, each lasting 15 minutes, with a seven-day washout period in between. Needles were inserted at bilateral Zusanli ST-36; Ne ...
Acupuncture effective post-stroke
Categories: Stroke
A systematic review and meta-analysis from Canada demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for post-stroke rehabilitation. Thirty-five articles written in Chinese and 21 written in English were included. The overall quality of the studies was judged as fair, and most studies were small. The majority (80%) of studies reported a significant benefit from acupuncture, although many ...
ACUPUNCTURE & STROKE
Categories: Stroke
The aim of this study carried out at the Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital in Norway was to investigate whether acupuncture treatment, if given to stroke patients in the subacute phase (within 40 days of the stroke) in addition to rehabilitation would influence motor function, activity of daily living (ADL) and quality of life. 45 patients (median age 57 years) were randomised into a control group a ...
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