《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (11): 1273-1277.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.11.007

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Effect of Tuina Combined with Treadmill Training on Nerve Regeneration after Sciatic Nerve Delayed Suture in Rats

LU Yong-jia1, YAN Jun-tao1, MA Shu-jie2, TAO Ran2, MA Ying1, SHI Zhi-jun1, KONG Ya-min1, WANG Chun-hong1   

  1. 1. Department of Tuina, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai Univesity of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China;
    2. College of Rehabilitation, Shanghai Univesity of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
  • Received:2017-04-17 Published:2017-11-25 Online:2017-12-10
  • Contact: YAN Jun-tao. E-mail: doctoryjt@sohu.com

Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of the combination of Tuina and treadmill training on nerve regeneration after sciatic nerve transection.Methods A total of 60 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group, model group and treatment group equally. The sciatic nerve was transected in the latter two groups and the epineurium suture was delayed four days. Then the treatment group accepted Tuina and treadmill training once a day. The motor conduction velocity (MCV) of sciatic nerve was measured one and two months after intervention in ten rats respectively, while the number of regenerated axons and Schwann cells was counted, and structures of sciatic never were observed under electron microscopy.Results Compared with the model group, the MCV accelerated in the treatment group (P<0.05), the number of axons was not significantly different (P>0.05), and the number of Schwann cells increased two months after modeling (P<0.05), with less injury under electron microscopy.Conclusion Tuina combined with treadmill training can promote the regeneration of the injured peripheral nerve.

Key words: sciatic nerve, nerve regeneration, Tuina, treadmill training, rats

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