Effect of combined Jin's three-needle and rehabilitation care on post-stroke hemiplegia

Objective: To observe and compare the efficacy differences between combined Jin's three-needle and rehabilitation training and rehabilitation training alone for hemiplegia following an ischemic stroke. Methods: A total of 94 cases who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into an observation group using combined Jin's three-needle and rehabilitation training and a control group using rehabilitation training alone. The therapeutic efficacies were then assessed respectively before treatment, 14 d and 28 d after treatment using neurological deficient scale (NDS) and short-form Fugl-Meyer assessment (SFFMA) scale. Results: After treatment, the NDS and SFFMA scores in both groups were significantly improved (P<0.05); after 28-day treatment, the inter-group comparison showed a statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion: Combined Jin's three-needle and rehabilitation training and rehabilitation training alone can both enhance the nerve function recovery of patients with post-stroke hemiplegia and improve their motor function; however, the former could obtain better effects than the latter. © 2013 Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.