ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of "golden chicken pecking rice" and flat tonifying diarrhea in the treatment of pediatric spastic cerebral palsy. Methods Totally 90 cases of children with pediatric spastic cerebral palsy diagnosis standard were divided into golden chicken pecking rice group and flat tonifying diarrhea group by random number table method, with 45 cases in each group. Bobath rehabilitation training was used for both groups, 30–60 min each time. Body acupoints were Fengchi, Ganshu, Shenshu, Mingmen, Taixi, Kongzui, Quchi, Hegu, Yanglingquan, Sanyinjiao, Huantiao, Liangqiu, Juegu, and Taichong. Head acupoints were taken from the top midline, top temporal lobe, the top side of line 1, and the top side of line 2. Golden chicken pecking rice group was given "golden chicken pecking rice" needling, and head acupoints were given flat tonifying diarrhea method; flat tonifying diarrhea group was given flat tonifying diarrhea method. Acupuncture and Bobath rehabilitation training were given alternatively, three time per week, 12 times as a course, for 3 courses. GMFCS and GMFM-88 of the two groups before and after treatment were observed. Clinical efficacy was evaluated. Results The GMFCS of both groups were higher after treatment, with statistical significance (P<0.05). GMFM-88 scores in both groups increased after treatment (P<0.05). GMFM-88 score of the golden chicken pecking rice group was significantly higher than that of the flat tonifying diarrhea group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 95.6% (43/45) in golden chicken pecking rice group and 88.9% (40/45) in flat tonifying diarrhea group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion Zheng's "golden chicken pecking rice" acupuncture on the treatment of children spastic cerebral palsy with motor dysfunction is with confirmed efficacy, which can obviously improve the motor function of children with cerebral palsy.