Abstract:Objective:To observe the clinical effect of warm needling combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulator (NMES) for post-stroke dysphagia. Methods:A total of 92 cases of patients with post-stroke dysphagia were divided into the study group and the control group according to the random number table method,46 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine western medicine and NMES, and the study group was additionally treated with warm needling based on the treatment of the control group. After three courses of treatment, the swallowing function, the hyolaryngeal structural movement and the curative effect evaluating by Chinese medicine syndrome were compared between the two groups. Results:After treatment,the total effective rate was 97.83% in the study group,higher than that of 69.57% in the control group,the difference being significant(P<0.05). After treatment,the scores of Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) in the two groups were decreased when compared with those before treatment(P<0.05), and each index of hyolaryngeal structural movement in the two groups were increased(P<0.05). In the study group, the score of SSA was lower than that in the control group,and each index of hyolaryngeal structural movement was bigger than that in the control group. Conclusion:The therapy of warm needling combined with NMES has significant curative effect in treating post-stroke dysphagia,which can effectively recovery the swallowing function and hyolaryngeal structural movement.