Efficacy of acupuncture therapy for spastic paralysis in post-stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Despite the potentially good efficacy of acupuncture therapy in the management of post-stroke spastic paralysis demonstrated in previous studies, further verification through meta-analysis can be conducive to eliminating the inconclusive of treatment outcomes in prior findings. This systematic review and meta-analysis were thus performed to comprehensively investigate the effects of acupuncture on the daily living abilities, upper and lower limb motor function, and related functional indices of post-stroke patients with spastic paralysis.