ISSN 1674-3865  CN 21-1569/R
主管:国家卫生和计划生育委员会
主办:中国医师协会
   辽宁省基础医学研究所
   辽宁中医药大学附属医院

Chinese Pediatrics of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (6): 468-472.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-3865.2022.06.002

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Research progress of vestibular rehabilitation training for children with cerebral palsyYU Chaonan

YU Nan, LI Dongxiao, WAN Kai, SHANG Qing   

  1. Rehabilitation Center of Henan Children′s Hospital,Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University,Henan Children′s Hospital,Zhengzhou Children′s Hospital,Zhengzhou 450000,China

  • Received:2022-08-25 Published:2022-12-25 Online:2022-12-25
  • Contact: SHANG Qing,E-mail:sqing1965@163com

Abstract: Cerebral palsy is a group of syndromes characterized by movement disorders,abnormal posture,musclestrength and muscle tension changes. The main function of the vestibular system is to maintain the stability of the head and trunk,maintain body balance and motor coordination. The vestibular function damage of children with cerebral palsy can lead to impaired balance function,poor posture control,difficulty in eye movement,poor head-eye coordination and delayed motor development. Vestibular rehabilitation training is an individualized non-drug rehabilitation treatment, which,mainly through vestibular adaptation,vestibular acclimatization,vestibular compensation and other mechanisms and through repeated strengthening of vestibular receptors,improves the excitability of nerve cells and promotes the injury of brain tissue area to produce new neural pathways,so as to effectively improve the patient′s motor function,posture control,balance ability,muscle strength and muscle tension,eye movement and so on. At present,vestibular rehabilitation training has been widely used in adults with Parkinson′s disease,stroke,spinal cord injury,Alzheimer′s disease. It has also been used in children with autism spectrum disorder,attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,and global developmental delay. There are few reports on the effects of vestibular rehabilitation training on children with cerebral palsy. Based on the above background,this paper summarizes the vestibular rehabilitation training mechanism of vestibular rehabilitation training in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy at home and abroad,in order to provide help for better improving the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy.

Key words:

Cerebral palsy, Vestibular rehabilitation, Clinical research