Clinical observation of massage on the community children with anorexia of spleen-stomach qi deficiency type
LUO Ting
Abstract：Objective To explore the clinical effects of medical staff guided-home massage on the communi-ty children with anorexia of spleen-stomach qi deficiency type.Methods Sixty cases were randomly divided into the massage group 1(n=30) and the massage group 2(n=30).Besides the behavioral intervention and dietary guid-ance, the children in the massage group 1 received acupoint selected massage by community medical staff;the chil-dren in the massage group 2 received massage by parents under the guidance of community medical staff.All patients were treated for 8 weeks.The clinical symptom scores and clinical efficiency were compared before and after the treat-ment in both of the two groups and their adverse reactions were recorded.Results After the treatment, the clinical symptom scores of appetite, colour of face, mental weariness, halitosis, abdominal distension and stools in the two groups decreased greatly(P<0.05).In the massage group 1, 12 cases were cured, 8 markedly effective, 9 effective and 1 ineffective;in the massage group 2, 9 cases were cured, 6 markedly effective, 13 effective and 2 ineffective. There were no significant differences between the two groups( P>0.05) .Conclusion Massage is a safe, effective, convenient and simple treatment for the children with anorexia.The medical staff guided-home massage has the simi-lar effect.
Keywords：Spleen-stomach qi deficiencyAnorexiaChildrenClinical effects
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 925-928 )