The effect of meridian massage combined with corrective techniques on motor function and limb spas-ticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy
ZHU Chaowen
HU Gongting
CHEN Fang
TIAN Xianzhu
Abstract：Objective:To explore the effect of meridian massage combined with corrective techniques on motor func-tion and limb spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Methods:All 80 children with spastic cerebral palsy ad-mitted to hospital from March 2022 to July 2023 were randomly divided into two groups,with 40 cases in each group.The control group received routine rehabilitation training treatment,while the observation group received meridian mas-sage combined with corrective techniques on this basis.The clinical efficacy,limb spasm,motor function and recurrence rate were compared between the two groups.Results:The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group(P＜0.05).After 3 months of treatment,the clinical spasticity index(CSI)score and the modified ashworth spasticity scale(MAS)score decreased in both groups,while the observation group had a lower score(P＜0.05).After 3 months of treatment,both groups showed an increase in gross motor function(GMFM88)scores,while the observation group had a higher score(P＜0.05).Conclusion:The combination of meridian massage and corrective techniques can improve the therapeutic effect of spastic cerebral palsy in children,alleviate their limb spasms,and improve their motor function.
Keywords：spastic cerebral palsymeridian based massagecorrective techniquessports functionlimb spasms
Publication Date：2025-05-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 351-353,357 )