Researchers at cuhk reviewed the data from 14 randomized controlled studies in english or chinese over the past 20 years , which included 1213 patients . the analyses compared patient motor impairment and disability outcomes among patients receiving western - style stroke rehabilitation therapy or chinese - style conventional medical and nursing care with and without acupuncture therapy within the first six months of a stroke 中大研究人员综合分析了过往二十年在英文和中文文献里记载的共十四篇随机对照研究（ randomizedcontrolledstudies ）的资料，涉及的病人共有1 , 213名，比较中风患者在病发后首六个月内，接受西式康复治疗或中式常规治疗时加入针灸与否对患者肌力和残缺恢复的影响。
