Acupuncture for the treatment of hiccups following stroke: a protocol for a systematic review

Retraction: Effect of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine on Subacute Stroke Outcomes: A Single Center Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Even though patients with stroke experience multiple symptoms simultaneously, many studies examining the impact of acupuncture on stroke often focus on a single dysfunction or on one type of standardised treatment. Acupuncture shows promise in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) assessing its impact on specific types of dysfunction, including poststroke dysphagia, 4 hiccups, 5 depression, 6 activities of daily living (ADLs) 7 and disability. 8 One recent meta-analysis concluded that acupuncture combined with rehabilitation may be more effective than rehabilitation alone, but called for greater consensus on treatment protocols and the duration of intervention.…”