Objective To assess the therapeutic effect of Jin's "Sanzhen" therapy combined with rehabilitation training on limb-motor function of stroke patients by using Fugl-Meyer scale.Methods A total of 254 hemiplegic stroke outpatients and inpatients from 7 hospitals were randomly divided into Jin's "Sanzhen"(JSZ) group(n=83)

rehabilitation group(n=84) and combination group(n=87).Acupuncture was applied to acupoints of Jin's "Sanzhen" including Quchi(LI 11)

Waiguan(SJ 5) and Hegu(LI 4);Futu(ST 32)

Zusanli(ST 36) and Sanyinjiao(SP 6);etc.The acupuncture needles were retained for 30 min after "Deqi".Rehabilitation training included passive joint movement

standing-sitting training

tapping-pressing stimulation

walking training

etc.The treatment was conducted once daily

5 sessions a week and for 4 weeks.Fugl-Meyer scale composed of 100-point motor domain of the upper-and lower-extremity sections was used to assess the patients' motor function.Results On day 28 after the treatment

of the 83

84 and 87 hemiplegic stroke patients in the JSZ

rehabilitation and combination groups

48(57.8%)

31(36.9%) and 50(57.5%) experienced marked improvement in their clinical symptoms and signs

26(31.3%)

44(52.4%) and 31(35.6%) had an improvement

and 9(10.8%)

9(10.7%) and 6(6.9%) failed in the treatment

with the total effective rates being 89.2%

89.3% and 93.1%

respectively.The neurological deficit score(NDS) of the combination group was significantly lower than that of the rehabilitation group(P<0.05).The Fugl-Meyer assessment score(FMAS) for extremity motor function of the combination group was apparently higher than those of the JSZ and rehabilitation groups(P<0.05).No significant differences were found between the JSZ and rehabilitation groups in both NDS and FMAS(P>0.05).Conclusion Jin's "Sanzhen" therapy combined with rehabilitation training can significantly improve the limb motor function of hemiplegic stroke patients

and has a good synergistic effect.