Electroacupuncture for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy after Stroke: A Meta-Analysis

Background: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is the common complication among stroke and cerebral injury patients, which is lack of safe and effective treatment. Electroacupuncture (EA) may potentially be a reliably therapy, but the evidence is insufficiency. Methods: Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan Fang Data, the Chinese Biology Medicine disc, etc., were searched, until July 20, 2018. We included random control trials that contrast EA with conventional rehabilitation therapy for the treatment of RSD.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 27, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Xuqiang Wei, Liyun He, Jia Liu, Yanke Ai, Yali Liu, Yi Yang, Baoyan Liu Source Type: research