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KMID : 1139120020030010097
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Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine
2002 Volume.3 No. 1 p.97 ~ p.109
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Literature Review of Electroacupuncture for Stroke Rehabilitation
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Lee Jong-Soo
Shim Woo-Jin
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Abstract
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Objectives : Electroacupuncture(EA) has been suggested as a treatment for stroke rehabilitation. But whether, how much, by what mechanism and when it is effective has not been answered satisfactorily. Therefore it is important to critically review clinical trials and laboratory researches about EA for stroke rehabilitation.
Subjectives : We researched various recent sources of EA for stroke rehabilitation such as medical journals and especially tried to review methodologically best randomized controlled trials(RCTs).
Results and Conclusions : 1) EA increases brain plasticity, activity, blood flow and secretion of neuropeptides in CNS. 2) EA is significantly effective at the case that more than half of the neural motor pathway is reserved. 3) The acupoints, frequncy and intensity of EA should be determined by patient-specific symptoms of stroke. 4) More studies is needed for merdian functions for stroke rehabilitation.
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KEYWORD
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Electroacupuncture, Stroke rehabilitation, Review
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