[Effect of acupuncture on quality of life in post-ischemic stroke patients with dysphagia].

Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture on quality of life (QOL) in post-ischemic stroke patients with dysphagia.

Methods: Sixty-six patients with dysphagia were randomly assigned to 3 groups, the 23 patients in the electro-acupuncture (EA) group treated by EA, 18 in the control group received rehabilitation training combined with acupoint percutaneous electric stimulation, and 25 in the acupoint token puncturing (TP) group received rehabilitation training combined with acupoint TP, once every day for 20 days in total. Changes in QOL scale specified for dysphagia of patients before and after treatment were compared.