Clinical Research on the Improvement of Hemiplegic Gait Function through Acupoint Injection Combined with Task-Oriented Training

² Department of Neurocritical Care Medicine, Shiyan Taihe Hospital (Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine), Shiyan 442000, Hubei, China,

³ Pharmacy Intravenous Admixture Services (PIVAS), Shiyan Taihe Hospital (Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine), Shiyan 442000, Hubei, China,

⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shiyan Taihe Hospital (Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Medicine), Shiyan 442000, Hubei, China,

JCNR 2026 , 10(5), 217–225; https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v10i5.15207

© 2026 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

Objective: To explore the effect of acupoint injection combined with task-oriented training on the gait function of patients with hemiplegia. Methods: From January 2024 to December 2025, 90 patients with post-stroke hemiplegia admitted to the Rehabilitation Medicine Department of our hospital were selected and randomly divided into the observation group and the control group, with 45 cases in each group. The control group was given conventional rehabilitation combined with task-oriented training, while the observation group was additionally treated with acupoint injection at the Zusanli, Yanglingquan, Sanyinjiao, and Xuanzhong acupoints on the affected side. The intervention lasted for 4 weeks. The clinical efficacy, 10-meter walking time, walking speed, stride length, FMA-LE score, Berg score, and Barthel index of the two groups were compared. Results: The total effective rate of the observation group was 93.33%, which was higher than that of the control group (77.78%) (p < 0.05); after the intervention, the 10-meter walking time of the observation group decreased to 18.26 seconds, the walking speed increased to 0.57 m/s, and the stride length increased to 51.86 cm. Conclusion: Acupoint injection combined with task-oriented training can improve the gait function of hemiplegia, and enhance lower limb motor control, balance ability and life activity ability.

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