Hayden Clive, Mullinger Brenda
Churchdown Osteopaths, 102 Chosen Drive, Churchdown, Gloucestershire GL3 2QU, UK.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2006 May;12(2):83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2005.12.005. Epub 2006 Feb 8.
In this open, controlled, prospective study, 28 infants with colic were randomized to either cranial osteopathic manipulation or no treatment; all were seen once weekly for 4 weeks. Treatment was according to individual findings, and administered by the same practitioner. Parents recorded time spent crying, sleeping and being held/rocked on a 24-hour diary. A progressive, highly significant reduction between weeks 1 and 4 in crying (hours/24h) was detected (P<0.001) in treated infants; similarly, there was a significant improvement in time spent sleeping (P<0.002). By contrast, no significant differences were detected in these variables for the control group. Overall decline in crying was 63% and 23%, respectively, for treated and controls; improvement in sleeping was 11% and 2%. Treated infants also required less parental attention than the untreated group. In conclusion, this preliminary study suggests that cranial osteopathic treatment can benefit infants with colic; a larger, double-blind study is warranted.
在这项开放性、对照性前瞻性研究中，28名患腹绞痛的婴儿被随机分为接受颅骨整骨手法治疗组或不治疗组；所有婴儿每周接受一次检查，共持续4周。治疗根据个体检查结果进行，由同一名医生实施。家长们在一份24小时日记中记录婴儿哭闹、睡眠以及被抱着/摇晃的时长。在接受治疗的婴儿中，第1周和第4周之间哭闹时间（小时/24小时）出现了显著且逐步的减少（P<0.001）；同样，睡眠时间也有显著改善（P<0.002）。相比之下，对照组在这些变量上未检测到显著差异。治疗组和对照组哭闹时间的总体下降分别为63%和23%；睡眠改善率分别为11%和2%。与未治疗组相比，接受治疗的婴儿也需要家长更少的关注。总之，这项初步研究表明颅骨整骨疗法对患腹绞痛的婴儿有益；有必要开展一项规模更大的双盲研究。
