Acupuncture and stroke rehabilitation.

In this article, the author explores the effectiveness of acupuncture in stroke rehabilitation. He tackles the limitations of a study that shows the lack of a positive effect of acupuncture in stroke rehabilitation. He contends that it is premature to refute the influence of acupuncture in the treatment of stroke rehabilitation, stressing the significance of rigorously designed, multicentre randomized trials to assess further the effects of acupuncture on stroke rehabilitation.