《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2016, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (12): 1442-1441.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2016.12.017

• CONTENTS • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Low Frequency Electrical Stimulation on Cerebral Palsy Salivation 

WANG Li-jiang1, LIU Qiu-yan1, LIU Bin2, HOU Mei1   

  1. 1. Women and Children Hospital of Qingdao City, Qingdao, Shandong 266034, China;
    2 Qingdao Haici Medical Group, Qingdao, Shandong 266033, China
  • Received:2016-08-11 Published:2016-12-25 Online:2017-01-15
  • Contact: HOU Mei. E-mail: qdhoum@163.com

Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of oral sensorimotor therapy (OSMT), acupuncture, and low frequency electrical stimulation on salivation in patients with cerebral palsy.Methods From September, 2014 to October, 2015, 80 cerebral palsy patients with salivation were recruited. They were randomly divided into four treatment groups: group A was treated with OSMT, group B was treated with acupuncture, group C was treated with frequency electrical stimulation, and group D was treated with acupuncture and low frequency electrical stimulation, for eight weeks. Meanwhile, 20 cerebral palsy patients with salivation from outpatients were chosen as control group.Results There was no improvement in the root mean square (RMS) value of surface electromyography (sEMG) after treatment in both the control group and group A (t<1.668, P>0.05), and the RMS value significantly improved in the groups B, C and D (t>8.983, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the salivation score and RMS value between the control group and group A (W=389.5, t=2.041, P>0.05), and they was better in the groups B, C and D than in the control group and group A (W>226.0, t>8.534, P<0.01), as well as in group D than in groups B and C (W>306.0, t>3.663, P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture and low frequency electrical stimulation could effectively improve salivation in children with cerebral palsy, and their combination was superior to either ones, while OSMT did not show obvious benefit.

Key words: cerebral palsy, salivation, oral sensorimotor therapy, acupuncture, low frequency electrical stimulation, surface electromyography

CLC Number: