醒脑开窍针刺法是由中国工程院院士石学敏教授提出的一种针刺治疗大法，本法适用于中风先兆、中风急性期（包括出血及梗死）、稳定期和后遗症期，对脑卒中多种合并症，如吞咽障碍、失语和失明等也具有很好疗效。石学敏教授创造性地提出“窍闭神匿，神不导气”为中风病的总病机。治疗原则为开窍启闭，疏通经络，补益脑髓。认为神之所在——脑为元神之府 ；神之所主——人体的一切生命活动；神之所病——百病始生皆本于神；神之所治——凡刺之法必先调神。

Consciousness-restoring acupuncture method is a kind of acupuncture treatment,which is presented by the Chinese academy of engineering professor Xuemin Shi. This acupuncture treatment can be used in the treatment of stroke aura, stroke in acute phase (including hemorrhage and infarction), stability and sequelae period of stroke. And it also has a good effect on many kinds of complications of stroke, such as swallowing disorders, aphasia and blindness.Professor Xuemin Shi creatively put forward that ＂qiao bi shen ni＂, and ＂shen bu dao qi＂ are the pathogenesis of stroke.Therapeutic principles include acupuncture treatment method of consciousness-restoring resuscitation,＂kai qiao qi bi＂, ＂shu tong jing luo＂ and ＂bu yi nao sui＂. It is said that spirit lies - brain for yuan fu, spirit masters all life activities of human body, spirit of disease - everything is valid-is of spirit, the method of the treatment- the regulating of spirit.