Randomized controlled study on AMIE methods for treatment of movement disorder in the child of convulsive cerebral palsy / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the curative effect of AMIE methods on movement disorder in the child of convulsive cerebral palsy (CP).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and twenty cases of CP children were randomly divided into an integration treatment group and a rehabilitation group, 60 cases in each group. The integration treatment group were treated with acupuncture (A), massage (M), injection (I) and five animal exercise (E) therapies for 60 times, and the rehabilitation group were treated with Bobath training therapy for 60 times. Scores for movement function before and after treatment were used for assessment of therapeutic effect. Twelve months later, understand whether or not the children can walk on ones own.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was 76.70% in the integration treatment group and 58.4% in the rehabilitation group, with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05); there were significant differences in the two groups in differences of movement function scores before and after treatment (P < 0.05). After one year's follow-up survey, 36 children could walk by themselves in the integration treatment group, which were significantly more than 24 children in the rehabilitation group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>AMIE methods is effective for treatment of movement disorder in the child of convulsive cerebral palsy, and the short-term therapeutic effect is same as that of Bobath training method and the long-term therapeutic effect is better than that of Bobath training method.</p>

Study on clinical effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion on acute Bell's facial paralysis: randomized controlled clinical observation / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the adverse effects of acupuncture on the prognosis, and effectiveness of acupuncture combined with far infrared ray in the patient of acute Bell's facial paralysis within 48 h.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinically randomized controlled trial was used, and the patients were divided into 3 groups: group A (early acupuncture group), group B (acupuncture combined with far infrared ray) and group C (acupuncture after 7 days). The facial nerve functional classification at the attack, 7 days after the attack and after treatment, the clinically cured rate of following-up of 6 months, and the average cured time, the cured time of complete facial paralysis were observed in the 3 groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were no significant differences among the 3 groups in the facial nerve functional classification 7 days after the attack, the clinically cured rate of following-up of 6 months and the average cured time (P > 0.05), but the cured time of complete facial paralysis in the group A and the group B were shorter than that in the group C (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The patient of acute Bell's facial paralysis can be treated with acupuncture and moxibustion, and traditional moxibustion can be replaced by far infrared way.</p>