Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of Weici acupuncture on shoulder-hand syndrome after acute stroke.Methods 90 cases were divided into two groups:the test group(49 cases) who were treated with Weici(a kind of acupuncture) and the control group(41 cases) who were treated with the normal acupuncture.Results The total effective ratio of the test group was 93.88%,and that of the control group was 73.17%(χ²=7.2863,P<0.01).Conclusion Weici acupuncture is more affective on shoulder-hand syndrome after acute stroke than the normal acupuncture.

Key words: stroke, shoulder-hand syndrome, acupuncture, Weici