Observation on the effects of massage on treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children

Yinglei WANG; Xiaoping SHI

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) is treated clinically mainly with medication,psychotherapy and acupuncture,which is seldom treated with simple massage.During working in Swaziland, the writer found a part of children only accept massage for they did not receive remarkable results by medication and also were scared of acupuncture.

OBJECTIVE:

To probe manipulation and mechanism of massage on ADHD in children.

DESIGN:

Cases analysis.

SETTING:

Sino Japan Friendship Hospital.

PARTICIPANTS:

All the cases were collected from April 2000 to April 2002 while the writer was working in Swaziland. Thirty three children with ADHD were in accordance with the symptomatic diagnostic standards of American DSM IV.No control was selected.

INTERVENTIONS:

Simple massage manipulation was adopted in treatment of the 33 ADHD children.The common manipulations included head manipulation,chest abdominal manipulation and back manipulation.According to various clinical manifestations,the manipulations were modified based on differentiation of syndromes. MAIN OUTCOME

MEASURES:

Therapeutic results on patients with massage manipulations.

RESULTS:

Of the 33 cases of ADHD children treated with massage, 10 were cured,9 were remarkably effective,9 were improved and 5 had no effect.

CONCLUSION:

The therapeutic results of massage on ADHD in children are satisfactory and safe without side effects.