DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i10.014

Pages: 1676-1679

Acupuncture's impact on stroke recurrence was little understood. Ischemic stroke patients who received acupuncture therapy were studied to see whether their risk of stroke recurrence was reduced. Recurrence rates per 1000 person-years fell from 71.4 without acupuncture to 69.9 with acupuncture (P= 0.01). It was shown that patients who received acupuncture therapy were less likely to have another stroke (HR 0.88; 95% CI 0.84-0.91). Acupuncture had a positive effect on stroke patients regardless of whether or not they received medical therapy for stroke prevention. The hazard ratios of stroke recurrence for patients who received medication therapy alone, acupuncture treatment alone, or both were 0.42 (95% CI 0.38-0.46), 0.50 (95% CI 0.43-0.57), and 0.39 (95% CI 0.35-0.43) when compared to stroke patients who did not receive either acupuncture treatment or medication therapy. SUXI Healthcare Limited in Shantinagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh was the site of this investigation. A 60-year-old male patient came to us complaining of having left sided weakness for 2 years and difficulty in speaking for the same years. After examine and testes, the patient were treated with acupuncture. Surprisingly after the 2nd session of acupuncture the weakness in left side and difficulty in speaking were seen improving. Later research revealed promising results. Patient's left side weakness improved for the first time in two years, and his speech issues improved as well. According to the results of this research, acupuncture may be therapeutic for those who have had an ischemic stroke.