The electric Acupuncture (EA) has relieved frozen hands in a severe brain damaged individual after ten years. The electric acupuncture has been effective in reducing spasms and improving motor function.
Edward. B., 30 years old, a young resident of Pennsylvania state in U.S.A., has been paralyzed due to brain multiple places injury for ten years and suffered from rigidity in both hands and muscle spasm in whole body with no to relieve in the past decade, he has been given anti-spasm medications to relieve the pain of musclespasm as well as surgery. Neuroblocker, physical therapy, but there was no effect. For ten years, there is no way to help his hands open.

He was treated by EA since May 1995 at Medical Acupuncture Clinic by diagnosis of brain injury; CNS Paralysis and Muscle Spasm. We have been followed up three years on this case and found out the differences of EA in the short term and long term treatments. After eighteen months of EA treatments both of Edward B. Frozen hands had significantly improved and anatomy position recovery. His fingers and hands straightened and opened about 90% and up in natural position with soft and flexible change. The functions of the hands also gradually recover. He can now do some simple tasks and the living activities such as bucking his belt, washing his hair, pulling his pants, feeding himself, paining and coordinating his hands which he could not do it in the past decade.
The possible mechanisms of EA role in improving CNS Paralysis, it may be involved in the following favors: (l) EA effects on Motor cortex area promotes the motor function recovery; (2) EA effects on the inhibitor system of motor pathways and decrease general excitability of the motor neuron pool which slow or stop the discharge of the motor neurons. Consequently the muscle spasm and rigidity are inhibited by a decrease discharge in the motor neurons; (3) EA induces the muscle contraction by electric pulses which it promote the atrophy muscle to recovery as a exercise by dilation the blood vessels and vessels and increase the nutrition supply.

Electronic Acupuncture can significantly improve the anatomy position and motor function of frozen hands after brain injury. It is a high effect medical treatment in Rehabilitation Medicine treatment in Rehabilitation Medicine by no side effects.

By Guo Jia Nadia.