While groundbreaking discoveries rooted in the laboratory are making
progress in treating children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD),
acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) also hold potential
to help alleviate symptoms and enhance muscle function. A team of
researchers combined a number of alternative therapies along with drug
therapy to create a treatment regimen for DMD patients. During the
study, the regimen resulted in a significant improvement in physical function and reduced inflammation in the patients’ bodies.
The research team enrolled 60 pediatric DMD patients at the Neurology
and Rehabilitation Department at Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital. Upon
enrollment, patients were divided into treatment and drug-only groups.
The treatment group received acupuncture, far infrared therapy, TCM
tuina massage, herbal medicine, and drug therapy, while the drug-only
group received drug therapy alone. Treatment lasted for a total of two
years.
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