To observe the effect of acupuncture of Jinjin, Yuye and posterior pharyngeal wall in the treatment of swallowing dysfunction in the acute phase of cerebral infarction.

The study started and ended from March 2024 to March 2025, 88 patients with swallowing dysfunction in the acute phase of cerebral infarction admitted to Beijing Gulou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were included and randomly divided into two groups, 44 cases in each group: acupuncture group (conventional treatment+acupuncture) and conventional treatment group (conventional treatment). The swallowing function, quality of life, nutritional indicators, and nerve injury marker levels of the acupuncture group and the conventional treatment group were evaluated/measured and compared, and the efficacy was evaluated, and the occurrence of complications related to swallowing dysfunction was recorded.

After treatment, the Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) and Water Swallow Test (WST) scores of the acupuncture group were lower than those of the conventional treatment group, and the Swallowing Quality of Life Scale (SWAL-QOL) score was higher than that of the conventional treatment group (P<0.01). After treatment, the serum albumin (ALB) and prealbumin (PAB) levels of the acupuncture group were higher than those of the conventional treatment group (P<0.01). After treatment, the serum soluble protein-100β (S100β) and neuron specific enolase (NSE) levels of the acupuncture group were lower than those of the conventional treatment group (P<0.01). The total effective rate of the acupuncture group was higher than that of the conventional treatment group (P<0.05). The total incidence of complications such as aspiration pneumonia and suffocation in the acupuncture group was lower than that in the conventional treatment group (P<0.05).

Acupuncture of Jinjin, Yuye and the posterior pharyngeal wall to treat swallowing dysfunction in the acute phase of cerebral infarction can promote the recovery of patients' swallowing function, reduce their neurological damage, improve their nutritional indicators and quality of life, and reduce complications.