title: [Effect of acupoint massage dominant early comprehensive intervention on the prognosis of premature infants with brain injury].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effect of acupoint massage dominant early comprehensive intervention on the prognosis of premature infants with brain injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Totally 210 premature infants with brain injury were assigned to the intervention group (112 cases) and the control group (98 cases). All patients received routine therapy (medicinal + routine care instructions). Patients in the intervention group additionally received acupoint massage. Those with abnormal early motion received physical sports treatment. Those with upper limbs dysfunction or with fine movement disorders received occupational therapy. Premature infants' development quotient (DQ) was performed at corrected age of 6 and 12 months by using neuropsychological development examination table for 0 - 6 years old children. The incidence of cerebral palsy was statistically calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At corrected age of 6 months, DQ of gross motor, fine motor, language three functional areas was higher in the intervention group than in the control group with significant difference (P < 0.05). At corrected age of 12 months, DQ of gross motor, fine motor, language, social and adaptive capacities was higher in the intervention group than in the control groupwith significant difference (P < 0.05). The incidence of cerebral palsy was 4.46% (5/112) in the intervention group and 12.24% (12/98) in the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupoint massage dominant early comprehensive intervention could obviously improve the intelligence development level and lower the incidence of cerebral palsy in premature infants with brain injury.
authors.forename: Chun-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yu-Shan
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Ya-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: He-Qin
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Hui-Ting
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000517:prevention & control; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D011379:Prognosis