Effective Treatment Approaches for Tic Disorder: A Clinical Analysis of 60 Cases
Meilin Huang
Chengdu Southwest Children's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Lei Xu
Chengdu Southwest Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Cheng Wang
Chengdu Southwest Children's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Xiang Huang
Chengdu Southwest Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yan Zhang
Zhongtong Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, Xi' an, China.
Tao Xian
Zhongtong Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, Xi' an, China.
DaBin Huang
Zhongtong Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, Xi' an, China.
Fuyong Jiao *
Children’s Hospital of Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi'an China.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the treatment effect of traditional Chinese medicine and massage application in children.
Methods: 60 children with Tourette syndrome from three different hospitals were recruited in this study, with 36 males and 24 females. The children were divided into three groups: massage group (20 people), Chinese medicine group (20 people), and massage + Chinese medicine group ( 20 people). Descriptive statistic and paired t-test were used to analyse the results.
Results: The significant efficiency for massage group (group A) accounted for 35%, effective efficiency accounted for 15%, and inefficiency was 65%; the Chinese medicine group(group B) significant efficiency accounted for 75%, effective rate 60%, inefficiency 25%. In massage group combined with traditional Chinese medicine group(group C) , the significant efficiency accounted for 95%, the effective efficiency accounted for 75%, and the inefficiency accounted for 5%.
Conclusion: The combination of traditional Chinese medicine and massage is a safe and effective new method for treating Tic disorder, with a significant efficiency of 95% and no obvious side effects.
Keywords: Tic disorder, massage treatment, traditional Chinese medicine