Therapeutic Observation of Scalp Acupuncture plus Body Weight Support Treadmill Training for Spastic Cerebral Palsy
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2014.10.0916
- VernacularTitle:头针结合减重步行训练治疗痉挛型脑瘫疗效观察
- Author:
Zhenglu YIN
;
Zhaoxiang MENG
;
Jibing WANG
;
Suwei REN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Scalp acupuncture;
Cerebral palsy;
Rehabilitation;
Walking ability
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2014;(10):916-919
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of scalp acupuncture plus body weight support treadmill (BWST) training on motor function and ambulation of lower limbs in spastic cerebral palsy. Method Sixty-six eligible subjects with cerebral palsy were divided by using random number table into group A (n=20), group B (n=23), and group C (n=23). Group A was intervened by regular rehabilitation training, group B was by BWST in addition to the treatment given to group A, and group C was intervened by scalp acupuncture in addition to the treatment given to group B. The dimension D and E of Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) scale and Activities of Daily Living (ADL) were adopted for evaluation before treatment and after 3-month treatment. Result Before treatment, there were no significant differences in comparing the indexes among the three groups (P>0.05). After 3-month treatment, the D-dimension scores of GMFM were respectively (25.38±4.85), (29.54±5.70), and (32.37±6.58) in the three groups; the E-dimension scores were respectively (55.35±11.64), (60.80±12.47), and (65.74±13.50); the ADL scores were (60.24±14.49), (68.25±13.74), and (76.30±14.58); the scores were significantly increased in all three groups after intervention (P＜0.01), and the D-dimension and E-dimension scores of group B and C were significantly higher than those of group A (P＜0.05), and the scores of group C were significantly higher than those of group B (P＜0.05). Conclusion Scalp acupuncture plus BWST can improve the motor function and walking ability of lower limbs in spastic cerebral palsy, and thus enhance of ADL of the patients.
