Research hotspots and trends of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for stroke treatment based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer visual-ization analysis
Objective To explore the research hotspots and trends in the field of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for the treatment of stroke.Methods From the establishment of the database to November 2022,relevant literature on acupuncture and moxibustion combined with rehabilitation training for stroke treatment on CNKI,VIP,and Wanfang Data knowledge service platforms was retrieved and relevant knowledge maps were drawn using CiteSpace and VOSviewer software.Results A total of 2 747 relevant papers were included,generating seven collaborative teams represented by Tang Qiang;the institution with the most publications was Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine;and the hot keywords were stroke,rehabilitation training,acupuncture,and so on.Conclusion The field of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training for the treatment of stroke is in a booming period,and a stable cooperative team has been formed;clinical observation and molecular mechanism research are the hot spots of the current research,and the application of new technologies such as rehabilitation robot is the future trend of the field.
AcupunctureRehabilitation trainingPost-strokeHotspots and trends