Essence of GAO Yu-chun's experience in treatment of stroke

Professor GAO Yu-chun's experience in treatment of stroke was systematically summarized in this study. Regulating governor vessel and unblocking brain was used to balance yin and yang and regulate vital activity, and nourishing water to moisten wood was used to restore essence, which were adopted as guiding principles. Qi and blood was observed carefully, acupoint property was known well, and time, acupoints and fomula were selected based on pattern differentiation. Opposing needling and contralateral collateral needling were combined, and needling was used to control the spirit and regulate qi, so as to flatly regulate qi-blood and yin-yang. At the same time, spleen and stomach functions were reinforced and protected. It was emphasized to regulate the mind and body simultaneously for stroke patients, which indicated professor GAO's academic ideas and clinical experience of careful observation of qi and blood, flat regulation of yin and yang, and treating disease according to its origin.