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Research advances and prospects of acupuncture in treating childhood cerebral palsy

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This paper analyzes and discusses the research advances of acupuncture in the treatment of childhood cerebral palsy from the perspectives of clinical treatment and its mechanism. Acupuncture has great advantages in the treatment of childhood cerebral palsy, however, there are methodological problems in current researches, clinical researches in particular. High-quality clinical researches should be conducted to improve clinical efficacy fully.

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  1. Department of Acupuncture, Huaxi Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China

    He **g, Huang Chang-qiong, Zhang Yong-ling & Liu Yi

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Author: HE **g (1968-), female, attending physician

Translator: XIAO Yuan-chun 0262 0278

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**g, H., Chang-qiong, H., Yong-ling, Z. et al. Research advances and prospects of acupuncture in treating childhood cerebral palsy. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 3, 58–62 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845511

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