Effect of Acupuncture on Neuroplasticity of Stroke Patients with Motor Dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies.
Qiuyi LvGui-Xing XuYuxin PanTongtong LiuXiaodong LiuLinqing MiaoXing ChenLan JiangJie ChenYingjia HeRong ZhangYihuai ZouPublished in: Neural plasticity (2021)
Acupuncture plays a role in promoting neuroplasticity in subcortical regions that are commonly affected by stroke and cortical motor areas that may compensate for motor deficits, which may provide a possible mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of acupuncture.