Clinical observation on tuina therapy for congenital muscular torticollis

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Clinical observation on tuina therapy for congenital muscular torticollis

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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2013), Wang, Qian;Chen, Zhi-wei

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Objective—To observe the clinical effect of spleen-strengthening and kidney-benefiting tuina therapy for congenital muscular torticollis. Methods—A total of 63 cases who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into an observation group and a control group. Cases in the control group were treated with tuina manipulation on the local area, whereas cases in the observation group were treated with local tuina plus manipulation that acts to strengthen the spleen and benefit the kidney. Cases in both groups were treated three times a week, 20 times for a course of treatment. The clinical effects were observed after three courses. Results—There was no between-group significant difference in the total effective rate. However, the recovery and marked effect rate in the observation group was 63.3%, versus 33.3% in the control group, showing a significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion—Combining local tuina with spleen-strengthening and kidney-benefiting tuina manipulation could obtain better effect in congenital muscular torticollis than local tuina alone.

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J Acupunct Tuina Sci

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English

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1672-3597

issue

5

page end

307

page start

303

volume

11

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