[Clinical observation on chiropractics combined with acupuncture at Sifeng (EX-UE 10) for treatment of infantile anorexia].
OBJECTIVE
To search for an effective therapy for infantile anorexia.


METHODS
Sixty-two cases of infantile anorexia were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group, 31 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with chiropractics plus acupuncture at Sifeng (EX-UE 10), and the control group with oral administration of zinc gluconate granules made by the pharmaceutical factory of the hospital, for 2 weeks.


RESULTS
The effective rate was 93.5% in the treatment group, which was better than 74.2% in the control group (P < 0.05); there were significant differences in blood zinc content and urinary amylase activity in the two groups before and after treatment (P < 0.01), with more significant increase in the treatment group as compared with the control group (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Chiropractics combined with acupuncture at Sifeng (EX-UE 10) has a better therapeutic effect on infantile anorexia.
Zhang
Xia
X
Wuhan City Medical and Health Center for Women and Children, Hubei 430016, China.
Xiong
Xiao-li
XL
Chen
Jing
J
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000855:Anorexia / Q000628:therapy; D002684:Chiropractic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans