Treatment CP children with combined TCM and western medicine

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Hi All, & Attilio,

 

See this - a nice start for 2005, and a portent of the move to

integrate AP / TCM and WM in China.

 

The full text (in .pdf format) is at: http://tinyurl.com/6rkyb

 

Attilio, would you like to invite Dr. Zhou-XJ <Chzxj to

join the TCM List to discuss their research and methods used in CP?

 

Zhou XJ, Zheng K. Treatment of 140 cerebral palsied children with a

combined method based on TCM and western medicine. J Zhejiang Univ

Sci. 2005 Jan;6B(1):57-60. Affiliated Children's Hospital, School of

Med, Zhejiang Univ, Hangzhou 310003, China; E-mail: Chzxj

Objective: To observe and evaluate a method that is effective and

practical for treatment of CP children in China. Method: The

patient's age and disease type and individual specific conditions

were considered in choosing therapy methods accordingly: Chinese

herbs, AP, auricular seed pressure, point finger pressing, massage,

orthopedic hand manipulation, physiotherapy, occupational therapy,

language therapy, etc. We created a new CP treatment model that

combines hospitalized treatment with family therapy. Results: Most CP

patients improved greatly in motor and social adaptation capacities

after treatment. Wilcoxon paired rank sum test analysis showed that

there were significant differences between the data before and after

treatment (P<0.01). Conclusion: Combined therapy, based on TCM and WM

plus family supplemental therapy, is an effective and practical

treatment strategy for CP children in China. PMID: 15593394 [PubMed -

as supplied by publisher]

 

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