Effect of acupuncture-moxibustion combined with nerve growth factor on compensation of cerebral function in the children of cerebral palsy.
- Author:
Zhen-huan LIU
1
;
Yan-chao QI
;
Pei-guang PAN
;
Mei-mei MA
;
Xu-guang QIAN
;
Wen-jie FU
;
Hong-yan ZHANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture Therapy; methods; Brain; physiopathology; Cerebral Palsy; physiopathology; therapy; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Moxibustion; methods; Nerve Growth Factor; therapeutic use; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2007;27(8):565-568
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the compensation of cerebral function in acupuncture for rehabilitation of cerebral palsy.
METHODSOne hundred children of cerebral palsy were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 50 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with scalp acupuncture at the Motor Area, Foot Motor Sensory Area and Equilibrium Area, body acupuncture at Binao (LI 14), Fengchi (GB 20), Huantiao (GB 30), etc. and injection of nerve growth factor into Zusanli (ST 36), in combination with rehabilitation training; the control group were treated only with rehabilitation training. Their clinical therapeutic effects and recoveries of brain lesion detected by CT, SEPCT were investigated.
RESULTSThe total effective rate was 84.0% in the treatment group better than 52.0% of the control group. After treatment, the development quotient (DQ) in the treatment group was higher than the control group (P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONAcupuncture can promote compensation of cerebral function in the children of cerebral palsy.
