Rehabilitation methods of sequelae of apoplexy

4. Scalp acupuncture

Select the motor area and sensory area of the healthy side of the head and the adjunct foot motor sensory area of the two sides of the head. Add the speech area in the case of stiff tongue and difficult speech. Insert the filiform needle with the size of 1.5 or 2 cun quickly beneath the skin section by section with the depth of 1 to 1.5 cun. First twirl the needle for 5 minutes at the frequency of 200 times per minute. Then twirl the needle for 5 minutes again after a ten-minute rest. Repeat the acupuncture for three times. Afterward, withdraw the needle. Puncture the scalp once a day, and five times in succession make up one course of treatment. It is also advisable to replace the manual twirling with electric impulses. Besides, it is suitable to penetrate GB7 (the healthy or affected side) from GV20, or penetrate GB5 (motor area) from GV21, which is very effective as well.

5. Ear acupuncture

Alternately puncture all the acupoints of Shen, Naogan, MA-TF1, MA-AT1. It is also advisable to use needle-embedding method.

6. Dietary therapy

For the patients with blood stasis due to qi deficiency, cook gruel with 30g of Huangqi (Radix Astragaliseu Hedysari), 30g of Shanzha (Fructus Crataegi) and a proper amount of Jingmi (Fructus Oryzae Sativae). Eat the gruel in the morning and evening, one dose a day.

For the patients with asthenia of the liver and kidney, cook 5g of Huaishanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) 30g of Guiban (Caraopax et Plastrum Testudinis) (to be decocted first) and 60g of lean meat until the ingredients are done. Eat the food in different times of a day for 10 days in succession, one dose a day.

For the patients with phlegm and dampness due to splenic asthenia, cook 30g of Yiyiren (Semen Coicis), 30g of baibiandou (Semen Dolichoris Album), 30g of Huaishanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae), 60g of radish and 60g of Jingmi (Fructus Oryzae Sativae). Eat the food for 7 to 10 days in succession, one dose a day.

7. Nursing in daily life

Keep defecation unobstructed. The patients should eat bland foods, and avoid greasy and fine foods. Abstain from drinking and smoking. Strengthen the nursing of affected limbs, and take care of keep the local part warm. If the conditions permit, the patients may jointly play a musical instrument, play chess and practice calligraphy and painting to cultivate the mind. At the late stage of rehabilitation, the patients may jointly have traditional sports therapies like five mimic-animal games and Taijiquan.

Written by Wangxudong

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