Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Jin’s three-needle therapy combined with rehabilitation for post-stroke spastic hemiplegia. Methods Totally 120 patients were randomized into the Jin’s three-needle therapy group

rehabilitation group and combo therapy group

with 40 in each. The Jin’s three-needle therapy group and rehabilitation group was given 30 minutes of Jin’s three-needle therapy or rehabilitation once daily. The combo therapy group was given 30-minute rehabilitation after 30-minute needling once daily. The functional comprehensive assessment （FCA）

neurological deficit score （NDS）

Fugl-Meyer assessment （FMA） and clinical spasms index （CSI） were recorded before and after 7-day and 14-day treatment. The comprehensive efficacy was evaluated after treatment. Results The total effective rate of the combo therapy group

Jin’s three-needle therapy group and rehabilitation group was 90.00%

87.50% and 82.50% respectively

with no significant difference between the combo therapy group and Jin’s three-needle therapy group （P>0.05）. There was no significant difference between groups in all indicators （P>0.05）. The scores of FCA

NDS and FMA were significantly improved in the Jin’s three-needle therapy group and combo therapy group after 7-day treatment （P<0.05）. The CSI scores were significantly improved in all groups after treatment （P<0.05 or P<0.01）. The improvement of all indicators in the combo therapy group was superior to that in other two groups （P<0.05 or P<0.01）. The improvement of all indicators in the Jin’s three-needle therapy group was superior to that in the rehabilitation group （P<0.05）. Comparing with before and after 7-day treatment

the indicators in all groups were significantly improved after 14-day treatment （P<0.01 or P<0.05）

especially in the combo therapy group （P<0.01） and Jin’s three-needle therapy group （P<0.05）. Conclusion Jin’s three-needle therapy combined with rehabilitation is effective for post-stroke spastic hemiplegia and can relieve the spasm and neurological deficits.