Bo´s abdominal acupuncture mitigate post-stroke fatigue: A clinical center retrospective analysis

Backgrounds: Post-stroke fatigue is a common and devastating malady of post-stroke patients. Bo´s abdominal acupuncture is an effective therapeutic tool of Chinese medicine and widely used in practice in China. In this clinical study, we evaluated the therapeutic efficacy and safety of Bo´s abdominal acupuncture for post-stroke fatigue. Methods: sixty participants with post-stroke fatigue were recruited and randomized to observational and acupuncture groups. The patients of acupuncture group were treated with Bo´s abdominal acupuncture and rehabilitation exercise. The patients of observational group were treated with rehabilitation exercise. Two scoring systems, such as fatigue severity scale and stroke-specific quality of life scale, were used to analyze the therapeutic efficacy and safety of Bo´s abdominal acupuncture, administered before and after treatment. Results: After four weeks, the patients with acupuncture displayed milder post-stroke fatigue in comparison with patients without acupuncture. Conclusion: Bo´s abdominal acupuncture and rehabilitation exercise markedly mitigate post-stroke fatigue.