Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Training for Spastic Cerebral Palsy / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To observe clinical effect of acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training on spastic cerebral palsy. Methods 160 patients with cerebral palsy were divided into acupuncture group(n=80) and control group(n=80). The acupuncture group received acupuncture, including the acupoints such as Baihui, Sishengcong, Yamen, Fengchi, etc., and combined with function training. The control group received Bobath appoach as rehabilitation training. Two groups were treated for 3 months. Results The acupuncture group(n=77) showed powerfully for 26 cases, effective for 46 cases, and invalid for 5 cases, and the efficient rate was 93.5%. The control group (n=78) showed powerfully for 20 cases, effective for 45 cases, invalid for 13 cases, and the efficient rate was 83.3% (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture combined with rehabilitation training can facillitate to reduce muscle tone of spastic cerebral palsy, and improve effect of rehabilitation.