Objective:To observe the improving effect of muscle regions of meridians needling method on the upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy of spastic hemiplegic type.Methods:A total of 100 children with cereb...Objective:To observe the improving effect of muscle regions of meridians needling method on the upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy of spastic hemiplegic type.Methods:A total of 100 children with cerebral palsy of spastic hemiplegia type were divided into a treatment group and a control group according to the visiting sequence,with 50 cases in each group.The control group was treated with conventional rehabilitation plus conventional acupuncture treatment.The treatment group was treated with conventional rehabilitation plus muscle regions of meridians needling method.The electromyography(EMG)signal values of triceps brachii and pronator teres were detected before treatment,and 3 months and 6 months after treatment.The clinical efficacy was evaluated by Peabody developmental motor scale-fine motor(PDMS-FM)and fine motor function measure(FMFM).Results:Three and six months after treatment,the EMG signal values of triceps brachii and pronator teres,grasping scores and visual-motor integrated scores of PDMS-FM and the FMFM scores in both groups increased to varying degrees compared with the same group before treatment,and the intra-group differences were all statistically significant(all P<0.05).Six months after treatment,the results of the above three items in the treatment group were all better than those in the control group,and the differences between the groups were statistically significant(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Muscle regions of meridians needling method added on the basis of conventional rehabilitation can effectively reduce the muscle tone of upper limb and enhance the muscle strength,and improve the upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy of spastic hemiplegia type.The efficacy is superior to that of the conventional rehabilitation plus conventional acupuncture treatment.展开更多
Objective:To compare the effect of scalp acupuncture and scalp acupuncture plus acupuncture exercise therapy(AET)on walking ability in children with spastic cerebral palsy(CP).Methods:A total of 60 spastic CP children...Objective:To compare the effect of scalp acupuncture and scalp acupuncture plus acupuncture exercise therapy(AET)on walking ability in children with spastic cerebral palsy(CP).Methods:A total of 60 spastic CP children with gross motor function classification system(GMFCS)gradesⅠ-Ⅲwere divided into a control group and an observation group by the random number table method,with 30 cases in each group.Both groups were treated with the same conventional rehabilitation and scalp acupuncture therapy for CP.The control group received conventional rehabilitation first and then scalp acupuncture.The observation group received AET,which was to receive the conventional rehabilitation and scalp acupuncture simultaneously.Before and after treatment,the clinical efficacy was evaluated by the modified Ashworth scale(MAS)score,scores of dimensions D and E of the gross motor function measure(GMFM)scale,walking speed,and walking distance.Results:During treatment,there were 2 dropouts in the observation group.After 3 courses of treatment,the MAS scores in both the control group and observation group decreased compared with the same group before treatment(P<0.05),and the scores of dimensions D and E of the GMFM,walking speed,and walking distance were increased(P<0.05);the between-group comparison showed that the MAS score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05),and the scores of dimensions D and E of the GMFM,walking speed,and walking distance in the observation group were higher or longer than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:W ith the same treatments,scalp acupuncture combined with AET is superior to the conventional scalp acupuncture method in reducing lower-limb muscle tone,improving standing balance ability,and walking stability in children with spastic CP.展开更多
文摘Objective:To observe the improving effect of muscle regions of meridians needling method on the upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy of spastic hemiplegic type.Methods:A total of 100 children with cerebral palsy of spastic hemiplegia type were divided into a treatment group and a control group according to the visiting sequence,with 50 cases in each group.The control group was treated with conventional rehabilitation plus conventional acupuncture treatment.The treatment group was treated with conventional rehabilitation plus muscle regions of meridians needling method.The electromyography(EMG)signal values of triceps brachii and pronator teres were detected before treatment,and 3 months and 6 months after treatment.The clinical efficacy was evaluated by Peabody developmental motor scale-fine motor(PDMS-FM)and fine motor function measure(FMFM).Results:Three and six months after treatment,the EMG signal values of triceps brachii and pronator teres,grasping scores and visual-motor integrated scores of PDMS-FM and the FMFM scores in both groups increased to varying degrees compared with the same group before treatment,and the intra-group differences were all statistically significant(all P<0.05).Six months after treatment,the results of the above three items in the treatment group were all better than those in the control group,and the differences between the groups were statistically significant(all P<0.05).Conclusion:Muscle regions of meridians needling method added on the basis of conventional rehabilitation can effectively reduce the muscle tone of upper limb and enhance the muscle strength,and improve the upper limb function in children with cerebral palsy of spastic hemiplegia type.The efficacy is superior to that of the conventional rehabilitation plus conventional acupuncture treatment.
文摘Objective:To compare the effect of scalp acupuncture and scalp acupuncture plus acupuncture exercise therapy(AET)on walking ability in children with spastic cerebral palsy(CP).Methods:A total of 60 spastic CP children with gross motor function classification system(GMFCS)gradesⅠ-Ⅲwere divided into a control group and an observation group by the random number table method,with 30 cases in each group.Both groups were treated with the same conventional rehabilitation and scalp acupuncture therapy for CP.The control group received conventional rehabilitation first and then scalp acupuncture.The observation group received AET,which was to receive the conventional rehabilitation and scalp acupuncture simultaneously.Before and after treatment,the clinical efficacy was evaluated by the modified Ashworth scale(MAS)score,scores of dimensions D and E of the gross motor function measure(GMFM)scale,walking speed,and walking distance.Results:During treatment,there were 2 dropouts in the observation group.After 3 courses of treatment,the MAS scores in both the control group and observation group decreased compared with the same group before treatment(P<0.05),and the scores of dimensions D and E of the GMFM,walking speed,and walking distance were increased(P<0.05);the between-group comparison showed that the MAS score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P<0.05),and the scores of dimensions D and E of the GMFM,walking speed,and walking distance in the observation group were higher or longer than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:W ith the same treatments,scalp acupuncture combined with AET is superior to the conventional scalp acupuncture method in reducing lower-limb muscle tone,improving standing balance ability,and walking stability in children with spastic CP.
