Objective: To determine the clinical effect of acupuncture treatment on cerebral palsy in children with language retardation using the Midnight-noon Ebb-flow method combined with syndrome differentiation.
Methods: One hundred and thirty-six children with cerebral palsy and language retardation were randomly divided into control group and treatment group. The control group received routine treatment for language rehabilitation, while the treatment group received acupuncture treatment using the Midnight-noon Ebb-flow method combined with syndrome differentiation for 3 months based on language rehabilitation. The children were assessed by sign-significate relations for language comprehension and language expression before and after treatment.
Results: After treatment, the development quotient scores for language comprehension and language expression were (60.37±4.64) and (51.13±3.81) in the control group, and (73.54±4.73) and (64.08±3.93) in the treatment group, and the differences were statistically significant compared with those before treatment in the same one group, respectively(P<0.05, P<0.01). The effects of the treatment group were statistically better than those of the control group (P<0.05).
Conclusions: Acupuncture treatment using the Midnight-noon Ebb-flow method combined with syndrome differentiation has a better therapeutic effect in improving language comprehension and language expression, and promoting language development in children with cerebral palsy.