中国头针治疗小儿脑瘫

摘要

目的:观察头针治疗脑性瘫痪的疗效.方法:笔者在美国对36位脑性瘫痪儿童进行了头针治疗.选穴以足运感区、平衡区为主,根据患者个体情况,配合选择言语Ⅰ区,言语Ⅱ区,视区等,针刺过程中行针捻转后留置头针30分钟.结果:在3到20次治疗后,治愈5例,14例取得了显著疗效,14例有效,3例无效.在治疗过程中无不良反应发生.结论:目前头皮针刺已成为脑瘫治疗的首选方法,通过观察纳入病例,发现头针缓解了脑瘫患儿的肢体痉挛、运动障碍、言语不能、认知障碍等,提高了病人的生活质量,改善了身体残疾症状,部分脑瘫患者可以完全康复.这些脑瘫的病例为美国神经针灸研究院与博瑞西医大学联合研究头针治疗小儿脑瘫的临床应用奠定了良好的基础.%Objective To observe the effect of scalp acupuncture on the treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP).Methods Thirty-six children in the USA with cerebral palsy were treated with Chinese scalp acupuncture at the Neuroacupuncture Institute in Santa Fe,New Mexico,USA.Foot motor and sensory area,motor area,speech Ⅰ area,speech Ⅱ area,balance area,vision area,apraxia area,and Ⅰ vision area were selected base on patient's clinical manifestation.Rotating manual stimulation was performed during each session of acupuncture.The retention of needles was 30 minutes.Results These 36 patients received between 3-20 treatments,S had complete resolution of their symptom,14 cases a marked effect,14 had some effect,and 3 patients experienced no improvement.No adverse events were reported.Conclusion Chinese scalp acupuncture in these 33 cases appears to be an effective treatment for patients with CP and should be considered as an adjunctive therapy for more CP patients.Chinese scalp acupuncture relieved many of these patients' symptoms,increased their quality of life,and reversed many physical disabilities.Some of the patients returned to a normal life.Those treatments have laid a foundation for research into the clinical application of Chinese scalp acupuncture in the treatment of CP.