['s reinforcing and reducing acupuncture method for post-stroke swallowing dysfunction in the pharyngeal phase: a randomized controlled trial].

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of 's reinforcing and reducing acupuncture method on post-stroke swallowing dysfunction (PSD) in the pharyngeal phase, and explore its biomechanical mechanism.

Methods: A total of 72 patients with PSD in the pharyngeal phase were randomly divided into a ziwu reinforcing and reducing acupuncture group (36 cases, 2 cases dropped out and 1 case was eliminated) and a conventional acupuncture group (36 cases, 1 case dropped out and 1 case was eliminated). The patients in the conventional acupuncture group were treated with conventional acupuncture at Lianquan (CV 23) and bilateral Fengchi (GB 20), Wangu (GB 12), Tongli (HT 5), Zhaohai (KI 6), Hegu (LI 4), Taichong (LR 3).