[Clinical observation on auricular-plaster therapy combined with chiropractics for treatment of emaciation in children].
OBJECTIVE
To search for a non-medicine therapy for infant emaciation.


METHODS
The observation group of 55 cases were treated with auricular point sticking combined with chiropractics. For the auricular point sticking therapy, vaccaria seeds were stuck at 9 points such as small intestine, Shenmen, spleen, endocrine, and others, and replaced once every 5 days, 10 days constituting one course. Chiropractics: knead or massage the muscles from lumbosacral area upward to Dazhui (GV 14). The control group were treated with oral administration of pepsin mixture, 10 mL after meals, thrice each day. They were treated for 5 courses.


RESULTS
Of the 55 cases in the observation group, 7 were cured, 20 markedly effective, 24 effective and 4 ineffective, with a total effective rate of 92.7%, and among the 23 cases in the control group, 2 cases were cured, 7 markedly effective, 8 effective and 6 ineffective, with a total effective rate of 73.9%.


CONCLUSIONS
Auricular point sticking combined with chiropractics is a better non-medicine therapy for emaciation in children.
Dong
Wen-yi
WY
Section of TCM, Affiliated Shengjing Hospital of Chinese Medical University, Shenyang, China. Dong_Wen_Yi@tom.com
Wu
Chao
C
Jin
Zhong-tai
ZT
Chen
Su-ning
SN
Li
Yong-jun
YJ
Wang
Xiao-yin
XY
D020831:Acupuncture, Ear; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004614:Emaciation / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026882:Manipulation, Chiropractic