Effects of scalp acupuncture plus acupuncture exercise therapy on walking ability in children with spastic cerebral palsy

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) grades I-III were 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 With 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..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Journal of acupuncture and tuina science - 20(2022), 3 vom: Juni, Seite 181-186

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Bingxu [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Wenjian [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Jixiang [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yinying [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jiankun [VerfasserIn]
Han, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chuntao [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Jianmei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acupuncture Exercise Therapy
Acupuncture Therapy
Cerebral Palsy
Child, Preschool
Movement Disorders
Myospasm
Scalp Acupuncture
Scalp Stimulation Areas

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© Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian 2022

doi:

10.1007/s11726-022-1310-z

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OLC2079021206