Effect of ‘hand and foot acupuncture with twelve needles’ on hemiplegia patients with ‘qi deficiency and blood stasis’ syndrome in the convalescent stage of Ischaemic stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Hemiplegia is a common sequela after stroke, and acupuncture is one of the most common physical therapies used to treat hemiplegia during the recovery stage after ischaemic stroke. ‘Hand and foot acupuncture with twelve needles’ is an acupuncture treatment performed after stroke....

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Main Authors: Wei-Hao Fang, Gui-Ling Wang, Qiang Liu, Xiao Ding, Zhen-Yao Wang, Xin-Wei Wang, Xiao-Wei Yang, Yang Yang, Da-Wei Zhang, Qing Wei, Hu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05128-5