A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of the Triple Stimulation Technique in the Assessment of Electroacupuncture for Motor Function Recovery in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 3

Comparison of NIHSS score, FMA score and TST_ratio between EA treatment group, and WCM control group (𝑥±𝑠).

Items	Group	𝑛	Assessment time
			Pretreatment	Posttreatment
NIHSS score	EA	31	6.10±2.61	2.52±1.93^∗##
	WCM	30	6.30±3.10	4.17±3.40^##
FMA score	EA	31	68.48±19.81	85.27±16.59^∗##
	WCM	30	65.30±26.61	74.17±24.16^##
TSTratio (%)	EA	31	63.54± 28.20^#	39.91±31.76^∗##
	WCM	30	64.77±26.80	56.45±31.49^##

EA: electroacupuncture; FMA: Fugl-Meyer assessment scale; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TST: triple-stimulation technique; WCM: western conventional medication. Compared with WCM control group, ^∗𝑃<0.05. Compared with pretreatment, ^#𝑃<0.01.