Is acupuncture an acceptable option in stroke rehabilitation? A survey of stroke patients

Yam, Winnie K.L.; Wilkinson, Jenny M.

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2010.05.033

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“…On the one hand, they trust the facility in which it is offered, and on the other, they are made aware of the benefits of CAM through word of mouth from other patients who have benefited from it, which is easily passed on in such a small facility [7]. It is now certain that acupuncture offers benefits to stroke patients, as also reported in a 2010 review [17,28], whereas the benefits of homeopathy have not been unambiguously confirmed [12,22,23]. To our knowledge, there are no reports in the literature of experiences with an IM protocol similar to that described herein, namely homeopathy plus acupuncture.…”

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“…Acupuncture [9][10][11] is the most commonly used form of CAM in stroke patients. In Canada, a survey of stroke survivors found that 98% of those interviewed would like more information on the use of acupuncture in post-stroke rehabilitation, and 87% would be willing to consider acupuncture as a therapeutic option [12]. Numerous reviews and animal studies [13] agree on the utility of acupuncture in post-stroke rehabilitation therapy for the treatment of numerous sequela [14][15][16][17].…”

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Integrated Medicine Strongly Improves Post-Stroke Rehabilitative Performance in a Public Health Facility in Italy

Bernardini¹,

Bechini²,

Braccesi³

et al. 2018

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Since 2011, the Tuscany Regional Authority has been funding the use of Integrated Medicine (IM) in a clinical setting in Pitigliano Hospital, with the aim of testing the true efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a hospital setting. The clinical setting also comprises the Manciano rehabilitation facility whose services include post-stroke rehabilitation. This study aims to establish if IM helps to improve the rehabilitation performance of stroke patients. The study compared 212 patients divided into two groups: 94 treated with IM (conventional therapy plus homeopathy and acupuncture) and 118 treated with conventional therapy alone. All patients were evaluated with the rehabilitation scores in use

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Integrated Medicine Strongly Improves Post-Stroke Rehabilitative Performance in a Public Health Facility in Italy

Bernardini¹,

Bechini²,

Braccesi³

et al. 2018

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“…As reported by a survey in Canada, 87% of poststroke patients were willing to be given acupuncture treatment, and 98% were willing to learn more regarding acupuncture as a treatment on stroke rehabilitation. [14] However, the benefit of acupuncture for stroke is still controversial. [15,16] Previous studies investigating efficacy of acupuncture treatment on stroke patients have presented varied results, [17–20] even though many acupuncturists and patients believe in the efficacy of acupuncture on stroke.…”

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Efficacy and safety of penetration acupuncture on head for acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Wang¹,

Bao

Jiao

et al. 2016

Medicine

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Background:Acupuncture, especially acupuncture treatment on head for acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), has long been disputable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of penetration acupuncture on head in patients with acute ICH.Methods:Eighty-two patients with acute ICH were randomized to receive penetration acupuncture treatment on head combined with conventional treatment (treatment group [TG]) or conventional treatment only (control group [CG]). Acupuncture treatments were given in 24 sessions over 4 weeks, with 3-month follow-up period. Measures included Clinical Neurological Function Deficit Scale (CNFDS), Barthel Index (BI), vital signs (respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation), and hematoma absorption ratio.Results:Both groups showed a progressively improvement in CNFDS and BI scores from day 7 to 90. The TG showed a significantly greater improvement in CNFDS than CG over time (P < 0.05). However, BI failed to show significant difference between the 2 groups (P > 0.05). The vital signs were stable and no expansion of hematoma occurred over the course of acupuncture treatment.Conclusion:Penetration acupuncture treatment on head appeared to be safe over the course of treatment on acute ICH and may result in additional functional improvements detected in the CNFDS but not reflected in the BI. A larger-scale clinical trial with longer follow-up assessments is required to confirm these findings.

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“…With knowledge and understanding about the relationship between acupuncture and the disease, patients would be more likely to select acupuncture. In a survey investigating whether stroke patients would consider acupuncture as an option in their rehabilitation, most respondents (98%) wanted further information on acupuncture in stroke rehabilitation and 87% would consider acupuncture as an option [19]. …”

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Acupuncture for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease: a qualitative study of patients’ insistence on treatment

Liang

Dongfang

2014

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundAcupuncture is an effective complement to pharmacological therapy in the alleviation of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). It has mild or no side effects; however, a minimum of 3 months of therapy is required to guarantee a beneficial outcome. This study investigates why patients insist on acupuncture therapy to aid recuperation.MethodsThe study included a purposive sample of 15 participants diagnosed with chronic PID who had received a course of acupuncture therapy at least twice a week for a minimum of 3 months. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, recorded, transcribed, coded and analyzed using systematic text condensation.ResultsFour overarching themes were identified from the participants’ reasons for insisting on lengthy, but in their view important, acupuncture courses. The four overarching themes were: (1) the patients’ characteristics, including pregnancy aspiration and the fear of serious gynecological disease; (2) the patient–practitioner relationship, including the acupuncturist’s attitude towards the patients and the explanation of the disease from a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) perspective; (3) the characteristics of acupuncture, including the diversification of treatment modes, the synthetical effect, and no side-effects; and (4) the clinical environment, including the exchange of experience between patients and the well-equipped setting.ConclusionsThere were mixed reasons for patients diagnosed with chronic PID maintaining acupuncture treatments. Knowledge and understanding about the acupuncture-disease relationship were conducive to the patients’ preference for acupuncture. Acupuncture as a complement to Western medicine should be further developed while maintaining these positive features. Participants reported feeling hope, confidence, and a sense of responsibility for their treatment during the process, although the treatments did not always have the expected outcome.

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Is acupuncture an acceptable option in stroke rehabilitation? A survey of stroke patients

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Integrated Medicine Strongly Improves Post-Stroke Rehabilitative Performance in a Public Health Facility in Italy

Integrated Medicine Strongly Improves Post-Stroke Rehabilitative Performance in a Public Health Facility in Italy

Efficacy and safety of penetration acupuncture on head for acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Acupuncture for chronic pelvic inflammatory disease: a qualitative study of patients’ insistence on treatment

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