[Therapeutic effect of scalp-acupuncture combined with exercise therapy on spastic cerebral palsy of the child].
OBJECTIVE
To observe clinical therapeutic effect of scalp-acupuncture combined with exercise therapy on spastic cerebral palsy.


METHODS
Eighty children of spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into a scalp-acupuncture plus exercise therapy group and a exercise therapy group, 40 cases in each group. The scalp-acupuncture plus exercise therapy group were treated with scalp-acupuncture and exercise therapy, with Yundongqu (the motor area), Pinghengqu (the balance area), Ganjuequ (the sensory area), etc. selected for scalp-acupuncture, and puncture at main points Baihui (GV 20) and Sishencong (EX-HN 1) and exercise therapy. The exercise therapy group were treated by exercise therapy. Changes of GMFM scores and WeeFIM scores before and after treatment were compared.


RESULTS
There were significant differences in GMFM scores and WeeFIM scores before and treatment in the scalp-acupuncture plus exercise therapy group (P < 0.001) and in the exercise therapy group (P < 0.05), the former being better than the later (P < 0.05); the total effective rate was 92.5% in the scalp-acupuncture plus exercise therapy group and 72.5% in the exercise therapy group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05), the former being significantly higher than the later.


CONCLUSIONS
The scalp-acupuncture combined with exercise therapy can improve motor function of limits of children with spastic cerebral palsy, with therapeutic effect better than that of simple exercise therapy.
Ji
Yu-Hong
YH
Rehabilitation Section, Tangshan Rehabilitation Medical Center, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, China. jzyi@sina.com
Sun
Bao-Dong
BD
Zhang
Jing
J
Zhang
Ru
R
Ji
Yuan-Hong
YH
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016740:Meridians; D009043:Motor Activity