Department of Medical Acupuncture, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro no. 71, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.
Department of Medical Acupuncture, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro no. 71, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.
J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2020 Oct;13(5):152-156. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Sep 25.
Spasticity in cerebral palsy is one of the most common disabilities of children in developing countries.
The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of laser acupuncture on spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
This clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients with spastic cerebral palsy at 2 to 10 years. The patients were categorized into two groups: the control group and treatment group. Laser acupuncture was applied on GV20, GV14, LI4, GB34, and LR3 (power 50 mW, 785 nm, 1 Joule, 40 seconds) three times a week for 12 sessions in the treatment group and placebo laser acupuncture on the same points in the control group. The spasticity was measured using the Modified Ashworth Scale before and after complete sessions.
The results showed that there was a significant reduction in the Modified Ashworth Scale score in the treatment group compared with the control group (p = 0.003).
This study suggest that laser acupuncture on GV20, GV14, LI4, GB34, and LR3 can reduce spasticity for children with spastic cerebral palsy.
脑瘫患儿的痉挛是发展中国家儿童最常见的残疾之一。
本研究旨在确定激光针灸对痉挛型脑瘫患儿痉挛的疗效。
本临床试验纳入了 60 例 2 至 10 岁痉挛型脑瘫患儿。患儿分为对照组和治疗组。治疗组每周接受激光针灸 3 次，共 12 次，穴位为 GV20、GV14、LI4、GB34 和 LR3（功率 50mW，785nm，1Joule，40 秒）；对照组则接受相同穴位的安慰剂激光针灸。在完整疗程前后，采用改良 Ashworth 量表评估痉挛程度。
结果显示，治疗组改良 Ashworth 量表评分较对照组显著降低（p=0.003）。
本研究表明，GV20、GV14、LI4、GB34 和 LR3 的激光针灸可以减轻痉挛型脑瘫患儿的痉挛。
