Clinical observation of motor imagery therapy based on meridian theory combined with acupuncture in the treat-ment of stroke patients with Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency
LIN Ding-yi
MAO Xian-yu
LIU Hai-fei
ZHOU Ying
WU Meng-ting
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of motor imagery(MI)therapy based on meridian theo-ry combined with acupuncture in the treatment of stroke patients with Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency,aiming to provide new rehabilitation strategies and innovative methods.Methods A total of 60 stroke patients with Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation from February to December 2023 were enrolled and randomly as-signed into an experimental group and a control group(n=30 each).Both groups received standard inpatient care;the control group was treated with routine acupuncture,while the experimental group received MI based on meridian theory combined with acupuncture in addition to routine acupuncture.The treatment course lasted 8 weeks.Clinical efficacy was evaluated using Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)syndrome scores,Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA),Modified Bar-thel Index(MBI),Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE),TecnoBody balance system(ellipse area of movement),and surface electromyography(sEMG,measured in the deltoid,triceps brachii,quadriceps femoris,and peroneus mus-cles).Results After treatment,both groups showed significant improvements in FMA,MBI,MMSE scores,ellipse area of movement,and sEMG signals compared with baseline(all P＜0.05).The improvements were significantly greater in the experimental group than in the control group(all P＜0.05).Conclusion Motor imagery therapy based on meridian theory combined with acupuncture can effectively relieve TCM symptoms of Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency in stroke pa-tients,enhance motor function,balance ability,and cognitive performance,with good safety,demonstrating clinical appli-cation value.
Keywords：motor imagery therapymeridian theorystrokeacupuncture
Publication Date：2025-10-15
Online Publishing Date：2025-11-28(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 1554-1559 )