International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJNHS)
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2019): International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJHNS)

MERIDIAN ACUPUNCTURE IN STROKE REHABILITATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW: DOI: https://doi.org/10.35654/ijnhs.v2i2.100

Deny Prasetyanto (Nurse)
Sri Yona (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Jun 2019

Abstract

Abstract Rehabilitation therapy has an important role in restoring bodily functions comprehensively due to stroke which aims to restore function so as to reduce disability. One therapy that nurses can do is to use acupuncture meridian points. Acupuncture is considered to play a leading role in the treatment of symptoms related to stroke. This literature review aims to analyze the benefits of the acupuncture points in stroke rehabilitation. The research method used by the author is a literature review using several databases namely Pubmed, Cochrane Library, EbscoHost, Proquest and Google Scholar from 2008 to 2018. An article that discusses rehabilitation of stroke patients using acupuncture meridian points is used as a medium of rehabilitation. The literature search results show that the rehabilitation of acupuncture meridian points provides the benefits of recovery of stroke symptoms such as hemiparese, dyspagia, dementia, and reduced volume and infarction including neurological deficits so as to improve the quality of life for stroke patients. Keywords: stroke, rehabilitation, quality of life, acupuncture, meridians

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijnhs

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health Social Sciences

Description

International Journal of Nursing and Health Service is a refereed international publication that provided a venue for nursing scholar and others related health to publish the updating information. We aim to highlight research on nursing science, public health, public health nursing, and other health ...