Question
My son is 3 years old, and children of the same age can talk and walk, but he can’t even call his mother clearly, and he doesn’t know how to walk. The family is very anxious, so we took him to the hospital for a check-up and found out that he has cerebral palsy. I would like to know how traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods are for pediatric cerebral palsy?
Answer
The traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods for cerebral palsy mainly include massage and acupressure. Massage therapists use fingers, fists, elbows, and feet to focus on certain parts of the patient’s body surface or meridians, performing straight-line pushes forward and backward and left and right. At the same time, massage therapists will press specific acupoints such as Laogong, Guxue, and Muxue with their thumbs. The stimulation of these acupoints helps to regulate the balance of the child’s arms and shoulders and promote muscle coordination. In addition, the massage therapist will also perform palm massage and manipulation to reduce the stiffness of the palms. These traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods can help improve the motor abilities and daily living functions of pediatric cerebral palsy patients.