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KMID : 0363420210350010139
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2021 Volume.35 No. 1 p.139 ~ p.147
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Integrative medicine rehabilitation of simultaneous intra-dermal acupuncture (IDA) and neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) for children with cerebral palsy: Pilot Study of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
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Chang Seok-Joo
Nam Yeon-Gyo
Kim Ji-Hyun
Ko Mun-Jung
Kwon Bum-Sun
Lim Chi-Yeon
Min Sang-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate differences in brain activities when Neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) is used alone compare to NDT is combined with intradermal acupuncture (IDA) treatment, using functional infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
Methods: Three children less than 7 year-old with cerebral palsy were participated. On their first visit, only NDT was used. After a week, they were treated with both NDT and IDA. During the treatment, fNIRS was used to measure any changes in their brain activities.
Results: In first patient with NDT, oxyhemoglobin level was increased during Standing exercise and Gait training compared to resting state. When the patient was treated with NDT and IDA, oxyhemoglobin level was decreased during Standing exercise and Gait training compared to resting state, and the result was significant (p<0.05). In second patient, oxyhemoglobin level was decreased in Gait training compared to resting state when NDT was used, but the level was increased when NDT and IDA were used in Gait training compared to resting state (p<0.05). In third patient, the difference in oxyhemoglobin levels between Gait training and resting state was significant (p<0.05).
Conclusions: Treatment involving both NDT and IDA has more potential to improve brain activities compared to that of NDT alone, and no adverse effect was reported. In order to confirm the finding, larger scale randomized controlled trials are needed.
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KEYWORD
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Intra-dermal acupuncture (IDA), Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT), Cerebral palsy (CP), Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
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