Deans' stroke musings: Effects of finger acupressure combined with lower limb rehabilitation training machine on stroke recovery

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Monday, August 25, 2025

Effects of finger acupressure combined with lower limb rehabilitation training machine on stroke recovery

Ask you competent? doctor to get the EXACT finger acupressure protocol. Not able to do that; YOUR DOCTOR IN COMPLETELY FUCKING INCOMPETENT! Get him/her fired! In fact, if your doctor doesn't know about this before you do; complete proof of incompetence!

Effects of finger acupressure combined with lower limb rehabilitation training machine on stroke recovery

Xiaoxue Liu¹^†

Feng Zhang²^†

Yanhong Li¹

Jieqiong Zhao¹

Yatao Du³

Qian Zhang¹

Weifang Li⁴^*

¹Rehabilitation Department of Hebei Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
²Rehabilitation Department of the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
³Rehabilitation Department of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
⁴Rehabilitation Department of Medicine, Xingtai People’s Hospital, Xingtai, China

Background: Stroke is a common acute cerebrovascular disease, and rehabilitation therapy plays a crucial role in the recovery of stroke patients.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we first enrolled 80 stroke patients. These participants were then randomly divided into two groups: the treatment group underwent finger acupressure combined with lower limb rehabilitation training machine, and the control group received basic rehabilitation therapy. Baseline differences between the two groups were analyzed, as well as changes in motor function (FMA, sFMA, MAS, 10-Meter Walk Test, 6-Minute Walk Test), balance ability (Tinetti Test, FRT, MRT, TUGT), neural repair markers (NSE, NFL, BDNF), blood and gas exchange parameters (SpO₂, RDW, PLT), and immune and inflammatory responses (CRP, IL-6, IL-10) before and after rehabilitation. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the impact of rehabilitation methods, stroke-related factors, and their interactions on motor function and balance recovery. Additionally, long-term quality of life and one-year recurrence rates were compared between the treatment and control groups.

Results: After treatment, compared with the control group, the treatment group showed significant improvements in motor function, balance ability, nerve repair, blood and gas exchange, immune and inflammatory response indicators. In addition to treatment methods, stroke type, stroke location, NIHSS score, and mRS score also significantly affect the recovery of motor function and balance ability. The treatment group has a better therapeutic effect in patients with lower baseline NIHSS scores, mRS scores, and ischemic stroke. The combination of finger acupressure and lower limb rehabilitation training machines can significantly improve the long-term quality of life of patients and reduce the one-year stroke recurrence rate.

Conclusion: Finger acupressure combined with the lower limb rehabilitation training machine enhances motor function and balance recovery in stroke patients by promoting neural repair, improving immune function, and reducing inflammatory responses. This therapeutic approach is particularly effective in patients with lower baseline NIHSS and mRS scores and those with ischemic stroke.