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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: There were significant differences before treatment and after 2 therapeutic courses in the scores of Fugl-Meyer for the upper limb motor function and the ADL score for activity of daily living (both P < 0. 05), with the opposing needling group being significantly better than the routine acupuncture group (P < 0. 05) ; after treatment, both the edema degree and the pain scores significantly decreased (both P < 0. 05), with the opposing needling group in improvement of the edema degree being better the routine acupuncture group (P < 0. 05), and with no significant difference between the two groups in improvement of pain (P > 0. 05) ; the total effective rate was 93. 3 % in the opposing needling group and 90. 0 % in the routine acupuncture group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0. 05).