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The control group received regular rehabilitation training and acupuncture therapy; the intervention group was additionally trained by AiWalker-I lower limb gait robot. Both groups received 5 sessions a week for 4 weeks. Walking function parameters were assessed before and after the 4-week treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec specific-use=\"heading-level-1\">\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There was no significant difference in all parameters between the two groups in baseline (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a&gt;\u200a0.05). After 4 weeks of treatment, all parameters including the effectiveness of functional ambulation category (FAC), time up and go test (TUGT) time, Wisconsin gait scale (WGS) score, walking spatiotemporal parameters were all significantly improved in both groups with a significant better effect in the intervention group (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u200a&lt;\u200a0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec specific-use=\"heading-level-1\">\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Acupuncture combined with lower limb gait rehabilitation robot training has a positive effect on correction of abnormal gait and improvement of walking ability of hemiplegic patients after stroke.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3233\/nre-230258","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,30]],"date-time":"2024-01-30T12:03:15Z","timestamp":1706616195000},"page":"309-317","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Effect of acupuncture combined with lower limb gait rehabilitation robot on improving walking function in stroke patients with hemiplegia"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"54","author":[{"given":"Chuan","family":"Hu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Shandong Provincial Third Hospital","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xin","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shandong Provincial Third Hospital","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tongliang","family":"Pan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shandong Provincial Third Hospital","place":["China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,30]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"e_1_3_6_2_1","first-page":"246","article-title":"Guideline of diagnosis and treatment in acute ischemic stroke 2014","volume":"48","author":"Association, C. 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