Using brain functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture combined with mirror therapy on upper limb function in patients with cerebral ischemic stroke: a study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial

Using brain functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture combined with mirror therapy on upper limb function in patients with cerebral ischemic stroke: a study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial

Abstract Background Upper limb and hand motor dysfunction is one of the challenges in rehabilitation after cerebral ischemic stroke (CIS), and the clinical efficacy of rehabilitation needs to be improved. This study aims to combine Jin’s three-needle acupuncture (JTN) therapy with mirror therapy (MT...

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Main Authors: Mingzhu Xu, Run Lin, Jing Luo, Chunzhi Tang, Shuhui Wang, John Wong, Meng Wu, Jianting Huang, Peng Shi, Ang Gao, Yuqian Bai, Ying Xie, Jun Luo, Yunqiu Yang, Shaoyang Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Upper limb and hand motor dysfunction
Cerebral ischemia
Mirror therapy
Jin’s three-needle acupuncture
fMRI
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04955-2

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