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Stroke (CVA, stroke) and acupuncture

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

StrokePatients who have been through a stroke may have problems due to different symptoms such as loss of strength, sensory loss, pain, stiffness of limbs (spasticity), word finding disorders (aphasia) and difficulty with coordination to name a few symptoms.

Several studies show that neuro acupuncture and electro acupuncture for example the effects of a stroke can be properly used. Unfortunately there are absolutely no hard studies which show that from. Besides an example of how we practice our hand paralysis with electroacupuntur deal.

Research by Chinese acupuncturists have shown that treatment of stroke with acupuncture as the most successful patients as soon as practicable after making the stroke (the stroke, the stroke, all different names for the same) are treated. The earlier treatment starts, the more impact the acupuncture may have. There are also several acupuncturists recommend that patients with a stroke as early as possible after the stroke to start an acupuncture treatment. (more…)

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What is a stroke ?

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

what is strokeA stroke or stroke (in the popularly known attack called) occurs when the blood flow in one part of the brains is interrupted by a clot or a hemorrhage. This gives some brain cells to low oxygen so they can die.

In 80% of the cases the blood vessel by a clot silting. We speak of a cerebral infarction. In the remaining 20% is a blood vessel that ruptures, allowing blood accumulates in the brains. Here we speak of a brain hemorrhage. The nature and severity of the symptoms are highly dependent on the location, size and cause of the infarction or bleeding.

Possible symptoms
may include:

* Sudden paralysis of a limb or power reduction or a complete body part
* Skew of the mouth
* Not speak understandable
* Difficult or blurred vision, double vision (more…)

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