In 8 weeks of treatment and the follow-up observation , Fugl-Meyer scale score in the acupuncture groupwas im proved much apparently as compared with that in the conventional treatment group [ 68.0 ( 43.0,86.5 ) vs 52.5 ( 30.3 , 77.0 ) , 77.0 ( 49.5 , 89.0 ) vs 63.0 ( 33.0 , 84.0 ) , both P < 0.05 ] .