OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of acupuncture and balance facilitation of muscular tension on the early rehabilitation of patients with stroke and hemiplegia. METHODS: Divided the 96 patients with acute stroke hemiplegia into group A and B randomly (group B as control). Evaluate the rehabilitation before and after therapy, and deal with the data in statistics. The courses are 26 to 28 days. In group A, stab negative channel and points of upper limb as well as positive channel and points of lower limb of paralysis side in flaccid paralysis stage. After the muscular tension resumed, stab positive points of upper limb and negative points of lower limb, and try to recover the balance of muscular tension, and avoid muscular spasm to establish normal moving pattern. RESULTS: Compared with control group, group A had prominent difference on the process of muscular tension resuming, incidence rate of muscular spasm, the ratio of reducing of neurologic impairment scores and increasing of motor function integral (FMA), MBI of the ability of daily life (ADL) as well as index of quality of life (QLI), p < 0.01. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture and balance facilitation of muscular tension are useful in the early rehabilitation in hemiplegia.

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