Evoking the Withdrawal Reflex via Successive Needle-Pricking on the Plantar and Dorsal Aspect of the Foot Increases the FMA of the Lower Limb for Poststroke Patients in Brunnstrom Stage III: A Preliminary Study

Shen, CC; Lei, KT; Jiang, JF; Miao, D; Xiong, JW

Jiang, JF (corresponding author), Nanjing Univ Chinese Med, Key Lab Acupuncture & Med Res, Minist Educ, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.

EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, 2020; 2020 ():

Abstract

The withdrawal reflex is a defensive reaction to nociceptive stimuli and can be used to regulate locomotor gait during rehabilitation. We investigated......

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