Researchers find acupuncture effective for the treatment of post-stroke upper limb spasticity. A combination of scalp and body style acupuncture reduces muscle tension and spasticity of the upper limbs for stroke patients. In a protocolized study from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, researchers determined that integrated application of both scalp and body style acupuncture point prescriptions produces significant positive treatment outcomes among post-stroke patients with upper limb spasticity. After completion of acupuncture therapy, Ashworth scores (spasticity measurements in patients with central nervous system lesions) significantly improved.
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine researchers (Wang et al.) compared the efficacy of two approaches to patient care. They determined that upper limb spasticity acupuncture treatments are more effective when conventional body style acupuncture is combined with scalp acupuncture. Clinical results demonstrate that using only body style acupuncture is not as effective as the combination of scalp and body style acupuncture. Ashworth scores improved for all acupuncture patients; however, patients receiving both scalp and body style acupuncture demonstrated significantly greater improvements on the Ashworth scale.
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