Fire Acupuncture versus conventional acupuncture to treat spasticity after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-stroke spasm is currently a complex clinical problem that remains to be resolved. Due to its excellent efficacy and few side effects, clinicians have used fire acupuncture to treat post-stroke spasticity in China.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of fire acupuncture compared with conventional acupuncture to treat post-stroke spasms and provide a detailed summary of the commonly used acupoints.

Methods

Eight databases (MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane database, EMBASE, CBM, CNKI, WanFang, and VIP) were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from database inception through August 30, 2020. RCTs that compared fire acupuncture with conventional acupuncture as a treatment intervention

SUBMITTER: Qiu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8034732 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature