About Stroke
When is the best time to start acupuncture treatment for stroke rehabilitation Traditionally, the acupuncture of stroke patient starts in sequelae stage,This practice is actually often make the patients missed the opportunities to promote the recovery. Many clinical and experimental results show acupuncture treatment that after focal cerebral ischemia has protective effects on neurons, can reduce brain edema, reduce infarct volume. Acupuncture can inhibit ischemic neuronal apoptosis, increased ischemic brain derived neurotrophic factor synthesis or release. Applying the methods of early intervention and making the acupuncture treatment as early as possible for the stroke patients can prevent the disease continue to develop and improve the nervous system and the compensatory ability of self-repair, accelerate natural recovery process, shorten the course, to lay a good foundation for functional recovery, reduce disability and improve the quality of life of patients, so that patients can return to the family and society for normal life. In fact when hemorrhagic stroke is in stable vital signs the time begins for acupuncture treatment for comatose patients to promote the role of awakening. Ischemic stroke patients treated with acupuncture should be promptly carried out as soon as possible, preferably at the beginning of the disease started. Acupuncture treatment can reduce the "penumbra" pathological damage of brain cells, so that a relatively rapid recovery of patients with various bodily functions can reduce the degree of disability. | Acupuncture treatment for stroke The general course of acupuncture treatment for stroke is 10 to 15 days and requires daily treatment. Then rest 3-7 days in between the course, according to the severity usually require treatment from 1 to 6 months or so. First month of stroke is the acute phase. from one month to six months it is the convalescent phase. six months later it becomes the sequelae stage. Generally in acute and convalescent phase acupuncture is more efficacious, and in the sequelae stage, the effect is less. Therefore, the earlier stroke patients receive acupuncture treatment, the cure rate higher and the disability rate are lower. Evergreen acupuncture’s special stroke treatment therapy
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