A new trial in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine investigates whether transcutaneous electrical stimulation, when applied to acupuncture points in patients after acute stroke, decreases spasticity and/or increases muscle strength more effectively than placebo stimulation and standard rehabilitation.
What does this mean for Stroke survivors? That the ability to move comfortably and have the ability to move their limbs, talk, move and live their lives closer to normal may be able to be affected by regular acupuncture with electrical stimulation.
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