针点的电刺激有助于解决儿童无法壮成长的问题
Erik K Koda1,2
1Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Medical acupuncture
|April 25, 2024
概括
电 ?? 疗法 (EA) 可能有助于儿童不壮成长 (FTT) 增加体重. 这种非针刺激方法需要进一步研究,以治疗儿科FTT和发育迟缓.
科学领域:
- 儿科医学 儿科医学
- 综合医学是一个整体的医学.
- 针研究 针研究
背景情况:
- 发育不良 (FTT) 是一种严重的儿科疾病,其特点是体重增加不足,可能导致发育迟缓.
- 目前的文献缺乏关于针治疗FTT或发育迟缓的针干预的发表研究.
- 对于FTT的标准西方医疗干预通常涉及优化营养支持,如输管养.
研究的目的:
- 调查电针 (EA) 作为诊断为患有发育不良 (FTT) 的儿科患者的治疗策略的潜力.
主要方法:
- 一个2岁,4个月大的女性患有FTT和复杂的医疗条件,每月接受一次电针 (无针刺激).
- 刺激的目标是12个传统的中文/Shu Mu点和耳部点 (食欲,胃,小肠,大肠).
- 治疗涉及一个Pointer PlusTM设备,在每个点进行30秒电刺激.
主要成果:
- 患者的体重显著增加,在治疗期间从第三至第五百分位升至第65百分位.
- 体重百分比增加包括:第25位,第28位,第32位,第40位,第46位,第61位和第65位.
- 在达到第46个百分点后,治疗频率调整为每2.5个月一次,体重增加在第61个百分点左右稳定.
结论:
- 电 (EA) 刺激可能有助于在这个儿科FTT病例中观察到的体重增加.
- 建议对非针头EA刺激进行进一步的研究,作为儿科发育不良 (FTT) 的潜在治疗方式.
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