Author: Wei RUAN ; Zhiwei CHEN ; Juantao YAN ; Yuanchun XIAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Diarrhea; Tuina; Massage; Child
From: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2006;4(5):271-273
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To observe the clinical effects of a modified Tuina method in the treatment of childhood diarrhea. Methods: Thirty children with diarrhea of spleen deficiency were treated by Four-Step Tuina(treatment group); and control group was treated with routine Tuina methods. The scale of children diarrhea was used as an objective index for therapeutic effect evaluation. Results: After treatment, the scale was 1.4±1.92 in treatment group and 3.3±3.45 in control group; the statistical analysis showed that there was a difference between the scales; the treatment group had better effects than control group, in another word, the Four-Step Tuina was quite effective for children diarrhea. Conclusion: Tuina has positive effects on children diarrhea of spleen deficiency, which provides evidences for the standardization of clinical therapeutic effects.