Seven Traditional Chinese Medicine external treatments combined with rehabilitation training on the functional recovery of limbs in patients with cerebral hemorrhage: a network Meta-analysis.

Based on existing literature evidence, our findings suggest the following: (a) The combination of the seven commonly used external treatment methods with rehabilitation training is superior to using rehabilitation training alone for the treatment of hemiplegia resulting from cerebral hemorrhage. (b) In terms of improving FMA scores, the combination of acupuncture and rehabilitation training shows the most significant effectiveness. (c) In terms of improving BI scores, the combination of electro-acupuncture and rehabilitation training demonstrates the most significant effectiveness. Therefore, we still need more multicenter, large-sample, high-quality randomized controlled trials to further validate the findings of this study.