Objective To observe the clinical effects on upper extremities function recovery of cerebral apoplexy induced hemiplegia by combination of JIN＇s 3-needle technique and motor function trai- ning. Methods Eight-seven cases of cerebral apoplexy induced hemiplegia were randomized into an observation group （44 cases） and a control group （43 cases）. JIN＇s 3-needle technique and motor function training were both adopted for the observation group. Three temporal acupuncture points on the affected side were selected. Three lower arm points, namely Qfichi （曲池 LI 11 ）, Waiguan （外关 TE 5） and Hegu （ 合谷 LI 4） were adopted for flaccid hemiplegia. While 3 upper arm points for relieving spasm, namely Jiquan （极泉HT 1）, Chize （尺泽 LU 5） and Neiguan （内关 PC 6） were chosen for spastic hemiplegia. Motor function training was applied alone for the control group. Treating courses for both groups were 5 weeks. And scores of Brunnstrom and FugI-Meyer assessments of the affected limbs were analyzed. Results Improvement on scores of FugI-Meyer and Brunnstrom assessments were observed for both groups after the treatment（P〈0. 05, P〈0. 01 ）. The post-treatment scores of the observation group was better than that of the control group after the treatment （ P〈0.05, P〈0.01 ）. Conclusion Treat- ment of combination of JIN＇s 3-needle technique with motor function training can obviously improve the motor function of the upper extremities of patients with cerebral apoplexy induced hemiplegia.
