Aphasia

In one investigation, acupuncture plus herbal medicine produced superior treatment outcomes when compared with intravenous injections of edaravone. In another ...

Journal of Practical Chinese Internal Medicine, 34(3): 359. The treatment was administered every two days, with 15 days as one course of treatment, for a total of three treatment courses. For Sishencong and Baihui, the piercing (touci) acupuncture technique was used. Upon arrival of a deqi sensation, twisting, lifting, and thrusting manual acupuncture techniques were applied. The treatment group was treated with acupuncture (tongue acupuncture and body acupuncture) and an herbal formula, while the control group was treated with edaravone intravenous injections. For scalp acupuncture, the areas Speech I, Speech II, and Speech III were selected. For the rest of the points (Hegu, Quchi, Xuehai, Zusanli, Tongli, Taixi, and Fengchi), the perpendicular needle insertion technique was used. A total of 70 patients were treated and evaluated in the study. Acupuncture plus ST achieved a 91.75% total treatment effective rate, while using only ST achieved a 68.57% total treatment effective rate. Needles were inserted into the tongue acupuncture points and immediately withdrawn. conclude that acupuncture plus herbs achieved a 92.94% total treatment effective rate. In one investigation, acupuncture plus herbal medicine produced superior treatment outcomes when compared with intravenous injections of edaravone.