To observe the difference in clinical effects of scalp-point cluster acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training in treating spastic paralysis of upper limbs after stroke. Using a randomized controlled design, 96 patients with upper limb spastic paralysis after stroke were randomly divided into two groups: treatment group (scalp acupuncture plus rehabilitation training group 48 cases), control group (rehabilitation training group 48 cases). After 2 courses of treatment, it was judged by observing clinical efficacy evaluation, Ashworth classification, and Fugl-Meyer (FMA) score. The total effective rate was 91.7% in the treatment group and 68.7% in the control group; the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Before treatment, the difference in Ashworth classification between the two groups was not statistically significant (p > 0.05); after treatment, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p < 0.01). After treatment, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The Fugl-Meyer (FMA) scores of the two groups of patients before treatment were comparable (p > 0.05), and there were significant differences between the two groups after treatment (p < 0.05). The difference of Fugl-Meyer (FMA) scores between the two groups was statistically significant (p < 0.01). Scalp cluster acupuncture therapy is more effective than traditional acupuncture therapy alone in treating vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis. Scalp cluster acupuncture combined with Bobath technique is effective in treating spastic paralysis of upper limbs after stroke, and it is worthy of clinical application.
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