益肾调督针法治疗缺血性中风临床研究

目的观察益肾调督针法治疗缺血性中风的疗效。方法缺血性中风60例随机分为益肾调督取穴组和普通取穴组各30例，治疗35d。观察针刺前后生存质量测定积分，血清白介素-6（IL-6）、白介素．8（IL-8）、肿瘤坏死因子（TNF）的水平，并进行临床疗效比较。结果两组针法治疗前后各项指标差别有显著性，两组针法治疗中风均有效。两组针法间比较，益肾调督取穴组优于普通取穴组。

Clinical study on treatment of ischemic stroke by kidney-reinforcing and Du channel-regulating acupuncture method

Objective To investigate the efficacy of kidney-reinforcing and Du channel-regulating acupuncture method for treating ischemic stroke.Methods Sixty ischemic stroke patients were randomly allocated to kidney-reinforcing and Du channel-regulating and conventional point selection groups, 30 cases each. They were treated for 35 days. Quality of life score, and serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) levels were observed before and after acupuncture. The clinical effects were compared.Results There were significant differences in the indices between pretreatment and posttreatment in both groups. The acupuncture methods in both groups were effective against stroke. The acupuncture method was better in the kidney-reinforcing and Du channel-regulating point selection group than in the conventional point selection group.