Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Dec 2017
Review Meta AnalysisElectroacupuncture for Poststroke Spasticity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
To evaluate the effects and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) for stroke patients with spasticity. ⋯ EA combined with conventional routine care has the potential of reducing spasticity in the upper and lower limbs and improving overall and lower extremity motor function and activities of daily living for patients with spasticity, within 180 days poststroke. Further studies of high methodological and reporting quality are needed to confirm the effects and safety of EA, and to explore the adequate and optimal protocol of EA for poststroke spasticity, incorporating a group of comprehensive outcome measures in different populations.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Dec 2017
Review Meta AnalysisElectroacupuncture for Poststroke Spasticity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
To evaluate the effects and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) for stroke patients with spasticity. ⋯ EA combined with conventional routine care has the potential of reducing spasticity in the upper and lower limbs and improving overall and lower extremity motor function and activities of daily living for patients with spasticity, within 180 days poststroke. Further studies of high methodological and reporting quality are needed to confirm the effects and safety of EA, and to explore the adequate and optimal protocol of EA for poststroke spasticity, incorporating a group of comprehensive outcome measures in different populations.