Abstract:
Objective:
To evaluate the treatment effect of TCM therapy on spasmodic cerebral palsy based on the data of gait parameters provided by the 3D gait system.
Methods:
A total of 20 children with cerebral palsy were included in the study, who were treated in the Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning TCM University and Shenyang Children Hospital from Jan. 2014 to Jan.2015. Their gait was detected by 3D gait analysis system on admission and one month after TCM rehabilitation; the data were collected and compared before and after rehabilitation. The rehabilitation therapy was based on the Diagnosis and Treatment Program of FiveLate, Five-soft and Five-hard(cerebral palsy) by the Eleventh-Five-Year Key Special Association Group of National TCM Administration Agency. The targeted treatment was performed according to the features of gait parameters of these children on admission to the hospital.
Results:
The length of gait interval in the children of each age group was improved after rehabilitation, and the difference was significantly statistical(P<0.05). The length of supporting on the left side in the children between 3 and 6 years old was improved after rehabilitation, and the length of waving on the right side in children between 7 and 8 years old was improved after rehabilitation, and there was statistical difference(P<0.05). The stride length was also improved in the children of 7 and 8 years old(P<0.05).
Conclusion:Based on the 3D gait system, the TCM therapy is more targeted to the improvement of dyskinesia in the children with spasmodic. In addition, 3D gait analysis system is a scientific and objective technology to evaluate the TCM therapy.

Key words: Cerebral palsy, 3D gait, Gait parameter, TCM therapy, Child