Research Progress of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Post-Stroke Spastic Paralysis

Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease, and its complications have seriously endangered the physical and mental health and life safety of people nowadays. Spastic hemiplegia is one of the serious complications and sequelae of stroke, and acupuncture has been shown to be effective in improving the degree of limb spasticity, daily living ability and limb motor function in stroke hemiplegia patients. The author reviewed the recent literature for an overview in order to provide a basis for the development of standardized clinical implementation protocols.