title: [Therapeutic effect of scalp-acupuncture combined with exercise therapy on spastic cerebral palsy of the child].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Section, Tangshan Rehabilitation Medical Center, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, China. jzyi@sina.com
authors.forename: Yu-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Bao-Dong
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ru
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuan-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: 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