Efficacy of Interactive Scalp Acupuncture Combined with Hot Medicinal Compress Therapy on Stroke Patients

Abstract

Objective: This study investigates the efficacy of interactive scalp acupuncture combined with hot medicinal compress therapy on stroke patients. Methods: 57 stroke patients who received interactive scalp acupuncture combined with hot medicinal compress therapy in our hospital from June 2021 to June 2023 were assigned into combination group, 56 patients who received interactive scalp acupuncture in the same department during the same period were allocated into interactive scalp acupuncture group, and 59 patients who received hot medicinal compress therapy were divided into hot medicinal compress therapy group. The clinical efficacy in the three groups of patients was compared, and the effects of different treatment modalities on motor function, living ability, and serum indexes were analyzed, and their safety was evaluated. Results: According to the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (NIHSS), the clinical efficacy in the combination group was higher than that in interactive scalp acupuncture group or hot medicinal compress therapy group, and the clinical efficacy in interactive scalp acupuncture group was higher than that in hot medicinal compress therapy group (p < 0.05). After treatment, the scores of Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and modified Babbitt Index (MBI) as well as levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor in the three groups were raised, and these in the combination group were elevated when compared with those in interactive scalp acupuncture group (p < 0.05). The MBI score in interactive scalp acupuncture group was higher than that in hot medicinal compress therapy group (p < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Interactive scalp acupuncture combined with hot medicinal

compress therapy may have a good efficacy on stroke patients through improving patients' motor function and living ability and repairing neurological function, with a good safety.