Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of Tiaoshen Yiyan acupuncture in patients with dysphagia after cerebral infarction. Methods Totally 122 cases of cerebral infarction patients with dysphagia in Chengdu Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 2011 and January 2015 were selected as the objects of study. Using the random number table method they were divided into control group and observation group, with 61 cases in each group. The two groups of patients received conventional drug treatment and rehabilitation, the patients of the observation group were added with Tiaoshen Yiyan acupuncture treatment, the patients of the control group received additional conventional acupuncture. Clinical efficacy after treatment, the scores of Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA), Mini-nutritional Assessment (MNA) and Kubota water drinking test before and after treatment were compared between the two groups. Results After treatment, the total effective rate was 93.43% in the observation group and 80.31% in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). SSA score and MNA score before treatment were not statistically significant between the two groups (P > 0.05). After treatment, SSA score and MNA score were improved in both groups compared with those before treatment (P < 0.05), and the scores in the observation group were better than those in the control group. Kubota water drinking test results of the two groups before treatment were not statistically different (P > 0.05). After treatment Kubota water drinking test results of the two groups were improved compared to those before treatment (P < 0.05), the results in the observation group were better than those in the control group. Conclusions Compared with conventional therapy combined with conventional acupuncture therapy, conventional therapy combined Tiaoshen Yiyan acupuncture can significantly improve the swallowing function, nutritional status and clinical efficacy in the cerebral infarction patients with dysphagia. Therefore it is worth further promotion and use in clinical practice.