Efficacy in the Treatment of Children's Muscular Torticollis with Tuina and Needling Qiaogong Point Predominantly
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.11.1325
- VernacularTitle:推拿、针刺桥弓穴为主治疗小儿肌性斜颈疗效观察
- Author:
Jun-E LIU
1
;
Lian-Jia LI
;
Ying ZHENG
Author Information
1. 聊城市第二人民医院
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Tuina;
Point,Qiaogong;
Congenital torticollis
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(11):1325-1328
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the clinical efficacy and treatment duration between two methods,tuina plus acupuncture at Qiaogong point predominantly versus conventional tuina method,in treating children with muscular torticollis.Method A hundred children with muscular torticollis were randomized into a treatment group and a control group,50 cases each.The treatment group was intervened by tuina plus acupuncture at Qiaogong point predominantly,while the control group was intervened by conventional tuina method.The clinical efficacies and treatment durations were compared between the two groups.Result The total effective rate and recovery rate were respectively 96.0％ and 80.0％ in the treatment group,versus 90.0％ and 42.0％ in the control group.There was a significant difference in comparing the recovery rate between the two groups (P＜0.05).The between-group difference in comparing the time taken for the effective and recovered cases was statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusion Tuina plus acupuncture predominantly at Qiaogong point can produce a more significant efficacy and it takes a shorter time in treating children with muscular torticollis compared to the conventional tuina method.
