Influence of chiropractic therapy on the growth and intellectual development of 6 months infants
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2013.12.013
- VernacularTitle:捏脊疗法对6个月婴儿生长及智能发育的影响
- Author:
Wen LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chiropractic;
Growth and development;
Intellectual development;
Infants
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2013;(12):23-24
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the influence of chiropractic therapy on the growth and intellectual development of 6 months infants.Methods 160 cases of 1-month-old full-term normal infants were divided into the chiropractic therapy group and the control group,each group contained 80 samples.Chiropractic therapy was given to the chiropractic therapy group daily.The development of weight,length,head circumference were observed,and the intelligent development for two groups were evaluated at the age of 6 months.Results The weight,body length in the chiropractic therapy group at the sixth month were higher than those in the control group.The intellectual development in the chiropractic therapy group was also higher than that in the control group.Conclusions Chiropractic therapy plays a significant role in promoting the physical and mental development of babies of 6 months,which is worth being promoted.
