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Acupuncture Specialists

Acupuncture has been used to treat stroke patients in China for a very long time. Evidence shows that acupuncture not only reduces the myocardial injury but also significantly promotes recovery of neurological function in stroke patients and thus improves their quality of life.

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Q&A for stroke patient.

How acupuncture helps a stroke patient?

1. Acupuncture can help to stimulate nerve as motor system is controlled by nerves.

2. Acupuncture can help to dissolve blood clot and promote blood flow.

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When acupuncture should start？
Whenever motor nerves are experiencing difficulty to recover and will undergo atrophy for a period of time.Therefore acupuncture should start after a patient is being discharge from the hospital.

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How long will it take for stroke patient to recover?
Minor stroke patient who receives acupuncture treatment early will be able to walk within 3 months. The recovery rate of severe stroke patient may differ depending on several conditions such as age, bleeding condition, type of surgery and etc.

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Clinical Studies

• Acupuncture as an adjunct improves symptoms of patients with early stage stroke. Acupuncture in combination with route treatments for early stage significantly reduced the blood pressure, hematoma volume in the brain and improved neurological deficits of haemorrhagic stroke patients.

• Acupuncture improved mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in patients with post- cerebral infarction.

• Acupuncture lowered the risk of acute myocardial infarction in stroke patients.

• Acupuncture improve motor function in post stroke hemiplegic patients.

• Acupuncture may increase motor cognition connectivity including visual memory, motor task learning, motor intention, decease compensation of unaffected motor cortex and ipsilateral synkinesis, which can definitely promote the rehabilitation of hemiplegia and spasm.

• Acupuncture improved symptoms of ataxia after stroke.​​ The symptoms of ataxia include difficulties with walking, balance, speaking, vision and etc.

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