Abstract:
Objective
To study the effect of modified Wuwu decoction of Huangqi and Guizhi combined with acupuncture and massage on the speech recovery of children with spastic cerebral palsy.
Methods
A total of 120 children with spastic cerebral palsy, who were admitted to Xiangyang First People's Hospital Affiliated to Hubei Medical College between June 2016 to June 2017, were chosen as the subjects, and they were randomly divided into two groups, the observation group and control group,60 in each group. Both groups were given massage, acupuncture and speech training. In addition, the observation group was treated with modified Wuwu decoction of Huangqi and Guizhi. The treatment lasted for 3 months. The treatment effect was observed, and the two groups of children were evaluated on the ability to respond to people, the ability to respond to articles, the GCS and ADL.
Results
The total effective rate of the observation group was 96.7%(58/60), significantly higher than the control group(81.7%,49/60)(P<0.05).After 3 months and 6 months of treatment, the score in the ability to respond to people and articles was both higher than that before treatment, and the observation group was better than the control group(P<0.05). The GCS score and ADL score were both higher after treatment(P<0.05), and it was higher in observation group than in control group(P<0.05).
ConclusionThe modified Wuwu decoction of Huangqi and Guizhi combined with acupuncture, massage and speech training can significantly improve the speech recovery in children with spastic cerebral palsy. The children's ability to respond to people and articles is greatly increased, and the speech recovery is faster and better, which has better clinical effect and is worthy of clinical application.

Key words: Cerebral palsy, Modified Wuwu decoction of Huangqi and Guizhi, Massage, Acupuncture, Speech recovery, Children