Evaluation Of The Clinical Efficacy Of The Kidney And Brain Needling Method For Treatment Of Liver And Kidney Deficiency In Children With Cerebral Palsy

[Purpose]According to the importance of brain, the main pathogeny and pathology of children cerebral palsy is the deficiency of liver and kidney and that lead to the disfunction of brain. The theory of acupuncture treatment is put forward that nourishing kidney and regulating brain in the type of liver and kidney deficiency. With the comparison of curative effects of three acupuncture treatment (nourishing kidney and regulating brain method, traditional method and no acupuncture method), discusses the curative effects and merits of the first acupuncture method. At the same time, select the better one from the two acupuncture treatment methods to broad the treatment methods and improve the position of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of this disease.[methods]The children were divided into 3 groups. Group 1 (nourishing kidney and regulating brain method): 31 cases were treated with body and scalp acupuncture and point injection. Body points were mainly in Du meridian. Scalp points were Four-shen Points, Three-zhi points, Three-nie points, Three-nao points(That were named 'one-four' and 'three-three'.). Dazhui, Shenshu and Zusanli were selected in point injection with 5ml Lizhusaile injection altogether. Group 2(traditional method): 30 cases were treated with body and scalp acupuncture. Body points were the same as that in group 1. Scalp points included motor area, sensation area and foot-yungan area. Group 3 (contrast group): 25 cases with no acupuncture treatment. Group 1 and 2 were also named therapeutic groups, and group 3 was named contrast group. The patients of therapeutic groups were treated 3 times a week and a duration included 3 months. The treatment included 2 durations and 1 week's interval between these 2 durations. The observed time was before treatment, after 1 and 2 durations' treatment. The total curative effect rate, the scores of Infant-Middle School Student Social Functional Ability Scale, Activities of Daily Life(ADL) , Comprehensive Function Assessment for Cerebral Palsy, the relation of effect rate to duration, to age and to...