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Health Problems
Cerebral Palsy Research
Acupuncture/Acupressure
& Cerebral Palsy
Researchers at the children's
hospital, Zhejiang Medical University in China spent over a year
researching the effect of acupuncture and acupressure treatment for
children suffering from infantile cerebral palsy (ICP).
75 children took part in the study which
involved comprehensive meridian therapy including scalp and body
acupuncture supplemented with acupressure and massage. The number of
treatments each child received ranged from a minimum of 10 to a maximum of
120, the exact number being assessed according to the child's needs.
The effect of the treatment was measured by
evaluating the children's performance of physical exercise, social
adaptability and their intelligence quotient (IQ) both before and after
the treatment period. The results revealed " a very positive
improvement in the children's physical capability and an increase of their
intelligence."
Zhou XJ; Chen T; Chen JT [75 infantile
palsy children treated with acupuncture, acupressure and functional
training] Chung Kuo Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih (CHINA) Apr 1993, 13 (4)
p220-2
In another study seventy five children with
Cerebral Palsy were treated with a comprehensive meridian therapy
including scalp and body acupuncture, acu-point injection and auriculo-point
stimulation, supplemented with acu-pressure (shiatsu) and massage, and
functional training.
Each child received a minimum of ten treatments
in a twenty day period, and a maximum of 120 times within a year. The
effect of the treatment was evaluated by analysing the children’s
performance of physical exercise and their social adaptability, and the
intelligence quotient (IQ) of 30 children who each received 6 courses of
treatments was compared prior to and after treatment.
The results showed that the treatment produced a
‘very positive improvement in the children’s physical capability and
an increase of their intelligence’.
Zhou XJ; Chen I; Chen JT [75 infantile palsy
children treated with acupuncture, acupressure and functional training]
Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang Medical University, Hangzhou. Chung Kuo
Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih (CHINA) Apr 1993, 13 (4) p220-2,
197.
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