Disease spectrum study on pediatric tuina in recent 10 years
Item
Title
Disease spectrum study on pediatric tuina in recent 10 years
Description
J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Yuan, Yao
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the clinical study advance of pediatric tuina and understand the changes of disease scope and spectrum in pediatric tuina over the last decade. Methods: Relevant articles involving pediatric tuina have been retrieved through the databases of domestic journals for health and medical sciences as well as Springer-Verlag Database of German during 2002–2011. It aims to extract relevant information, build literature information table of tuina therapy for pediatric conditions and conduct statistical analysis. Then the findings were compared with the data of pediatric tuina papers which were published from 1988 to 1997 recorded in Encyclopedia of Chinese Tuina. Results and Conclusion: A total of 75 clinical indications for pediatric tuina have been statistically summarized, of which 5 common conditions were selected and 1 prior condition was singled out. Additionally, some outdated or new conditions have been discovered.
Alternative Title
J Acupunct Tuina Sci
Creator
Date
Language
English
issn
1672-3597
issue
3
page end
184
page start
181
volume
10