Evaluating the Therapeutic Effect of Scalp Acupuncture Treatment for Motor Dysfunction in Children With Cerebral Palsy

"The parameters for scalp acupuncture are set as follows:~1. Scalp acupoint selection: The Motor Area of Jiao's Scalp acupuncture and Si shencong (EX-HN1).~2. Acupuncture manipulation: Disposable stainless steel needles will be manually inserted in at an approximately 15-degree angle to a depth of 1.5-2.0 cm respectively along the upper point and middle point of the motor area on the scalp. The acupuncture direction of Si shencong (EX-HN1) acupoint is toward the Baihui (GV20) acupoint. the needles will be rotated for at least 200 revolutions per minute for 1 minute every 20 minutes for a total of 60 minutes.~3. Treatment course: three times a week, 12 weeks in total."

The children with CP will receive the conventional rehabilitation programs as mentioned above. The rehabilitation programs will be carried out three times a week (once every other day) for 12 weeks, and every time, the rehabilitation treatment (PT and OT) will last approximately for 1 hour. All rehabilitation treatments will be carried out by qualified therapists.