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| General situation and clinical experience of massage as the main means of treating myogenic torticollis of children |
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10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2017.04.20 |
| Key Words
myogenic torticollis of children;massage;external application of Chinese medicine;small needle-knife;wax therapy;review |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | ZHANG Jian | Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China | | LIU Dong-bo | Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin 300193, China | | ZHAO Peng | Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin 300134, China |
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| Myogenic torticollis of children is a common and frequently-occurring pediatric disease. The clinical manifestations are head of the child leaning to the affected side and pronation, face leaning to the uninjured side. In recent years, incidence of the disease is rising in clinical, early detection and treatment has great significance for the prognosis and normal growth of children. Treatment protocols for the children with myogenic torticollis have diverse characteristics. The main therapeutic tool of western medicine is surgery, while the therapeutic tool of traditional Chinese medicine has advantages of simple operation, quick effect, less damage and less adverse reaction. In this paper, present situation and effect of Myogenic torticollis of children treated by massage skill and traction, external application of Chinese medicine, catgut implantation at acupoint, wax therapy, physical therapy, small needle-knife and acupuncture were summarized, and it provides reference for clinical treatment and massage skill of myogenic torticollis of children. |
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