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Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, which is a lifelong condition attributed to a non-progressive disturbance. The clinical manifestations of CP vary greatly in the type of movement disorder, the degree of functional ability and limitation and the affected parts of the body. Diagnosing CP at an early age is important to the well-being of children and their families. Treatment and support can be given to help children and young people cope with their symptoms and become as independent as possible.

Acupuncture has been widely used as a treatment for children with CP in combination with the standard conventional treatment, particularly in China, showing promising effectiveness in improving clinical symptoms.

Scalp acupuncture is the mostly commonly used acupuncture therapy for treatment of CP. It can play as a monotherapy or as integrate treatment with general acupuncture and other rehabilitation therapies might benefits for CP. Both general acupuncture and unique Brain acupuncture treatments are all explained in detail.

Some preliminary studies have indicated that acupuncture may increase cerebral blood flow and cerebral oxygen supply in CP children, may repair, activate, and regenerate injured neurons in the brain, and other novel protective mechanism for CP.

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Wang, T. (2021). Cerebral Palsy. In: Acupuncture for Brain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54666-3_13

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