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.