Abstract: ObjectiveTo observe the effect of digital acupoint pressure combined with physical therapy on stroke patients with hemiplegia at early stage.Methods126 stroke patients with hemiplegia were randomly divided into the observation group (64 cases) and control group (62 cases). Patients of the observation group were treated with digital acupoint pressure and physical therapy, and cases of the control group were treated only with physical therapy. The therapeutic effects of tow groups were evaluated after four-week treatment.ResultsIn all cases, no bad effects or new bleeding and cerebral infarction occurred during treatment. Scores of Brunnstrom scale, Fugl-Meyer assessed and neural function defects scale of the observation group were significantly superior to the control group (P<0.05).ConclusionThe digital acupoint pressure combined with physical therapy is safe to hemiplegic patients at early stage and the effect is better than physical therapy alone.

Key words: stroke, digital acupoint pressure, physical therapy, early rehabilitation, motor function