ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Chinese massage treatment on spastic cerebral palsy in children.Methods A total of 68 children with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group,each with 34 cases.The control group were treated with physical therapy and conventional rehabilitation therapy,and the observation group were treated with the traditional Chinese medicine massage therapy on the basic treatment of the control group.Both groups were treated once per day,for 6 days with one day rest,and the total course was 6 months.Results The total effective rate was 100％ (34/34) in the observation group and 82.4％ (28/34) in the control group,and the difference between the 2 groups was statistically significant (x2=4.570,P＜0.05).The gross motor function classification (GMFC) and Ashworth spasm ratings were significantly improved in both groups,and improvemnt in the observation group was superior to the control group (U=1.998,2.457,P=0.046,0.014).Conclusions The Chinese massage can improve the GMFC and Ashworth,promote the growth and development of children and the recovery of motor function in the children with spastic cerebral palsy.