Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation combined with rehabilitation training on motor function and muscle tension of children with spastic cerebral palsy.
Methods Totally 86 cases of children with spastic cerebral palsy admitted to our hospital from July 2018 to December 2019 were selected and divided into two groups according to the random number table method, with 43 cases in each group. The control group was given comprehensive rehabilitation training for intervention, and the children in the observation group received traditional Chinese medicine fumigation in addition to the intervention for the control group. The motor function and muscle tension of the two groups were compared, and the incidence of adverse reactions were recorded.
Results There was no significant difference in GMFM-88,PDMS-FM or Ashworth between the two groups before the intervention(P>0.05). After treatment, GMFM-88 and PDMS-FM scores in the observation group were (88.49±7.60) and (59.26±9.85), respectively, higher than those in the control group ［(75.78±6.92) and (50.67±8.14)］; after treatment, Ashworth score in the observation group was (1.46±0.81), lower than that in the control group (1.87±0.70); both of the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05). In the observation group, three children had mild adverse reactions, which did not affect the treatment.
Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine fumigation combined with rehabilitation training can effectively improve the motor function of children with spastic cerebral palsy and significantly reduce the muscle tension. The recovery effect is good, and the safety is high. It is worthy of clinical popularization and application.

Key words: Spastic cerebral palsy, Chinese medicine fumigation, Rehabilitation training, Motor function, Muscle tension, Children