[Prompt pressure applied to peculiar points in the
treatment of spasmodic infantile cerebral palsy--a report of 318 cases.]
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1994 Sep, 14(3):180-4.
(UI: 95097630)
Pub type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article.
AT: UCLA Biomed W1 J0922R
(PE title: Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih /
sponsored by A11-China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.)
Abstract:
Infantile
cerebral palsy is a nonprogressive central motor disturbance of varied
etiology. The spasmodic type is its main form, accounting for 50-60% of
the infants afflicted with the disease. The causal factors include
multifarious conditions arising during parturition and in the pre- and
postnatal periods. As yet there is no specific treatment for the
disease.
We have used a method of applying prompt pressure to
peculiar points in treating it and received satisfactory results. The
present group comprised 318 patients treated for the disease by the
method of prompt pressure applied to peculiar points combined with
appropriate orthopedic manipulations, resulting in a 73.27% rate of good
to excellent therapeutic effect. Follow-up exam was done in 52 cases,
among which the efficacy was assessed as stable in 21 cases, and the
remaining 31 cases as being in an improved condition.
Infantile peculiar points are points peculiar to
infants, mostly located in the head and extremities, and constitute an
important component part of the treasure-house of traditional Chinese
medicine. The method recommended here is simple and convenient, causing
little pain in the invalid yet showing a marked therapeutic effect, and
therefore can be regarded as a new way for treating infantile cerebral
palsy
