Applications of hand therapy:
Acupuncture therapy:
At regular and extra acupoints:
Location: According to the involved limbs, Quchi (LI 11), Waiguan (TE5) and Hegu (LI 4) for paralysis of upper limb; and Quchi and Houxi (SI 3) acupoints for paralysis of lower limb. The paralytic limbs should be either actively or passively moved during application of acupuncture.
Method of manipulation: The medium stimulation is applied and the needles are not retained.
At special acupoints beside the second metacarpal bone:
Location: According to the involved limbs, upper limb acupoint is used for paralysis of upper limb, and leg acupoint and waist acupoint are used for paralysis of lower limb.