Acupuncture:a new method to treat tic disorders in children

• 作者: Jun-Ze Geng Jing-Yu Xu Xiao-Ge Wang Yan-Qi Liu Yang-Ning Cui Xin-Min Li
• 来源期刊: 传统医学研究（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（2）
• 所属期刊栏目: Review
• 页码范围: 53-58
• 页数: 6页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Tic disorder is a common pediatric neurological disorder that severely affects children's quality of life. But in fact, there is still a lack of a very effective treatment for tic disorder. Acupuncture as a flexible treatment time, treatment cycle control, easy to operate treatment method, widely used in the field of neurological disorder, widely praised by clinicians and patients. At the same time, tic disorder belongs to the category of chronic inflammatory convulsion in traditional Chinese medicine, and acupuncture has a good effect of relieving spasticity and fewer adverse reactions, which makes acupuncture have a good application prospect. Now, more and more studies about acupuncture treatment of tic disorder in children have been published. The main methods of treating tic disorder are acupuncture, electroacupuncture, scalp acupuncture and ear acupuncture. The efficacy of acupuncture alone or in combination with other drugs such as tiapride hydrochloride and haloperidol has been shown to be good. The safety of acupuncture is also commendable, and clinical trials showing that the combination of acupuncture and medication can reduce the incidence and severity of adverse drug reactions. According to the existing studies, acupuncture can promote the development and repair of the nervous system, regulate the secretion of neurotransmitters, and reduce the occurrence of local discomfort, which may be the main mechanism of acupuncture treatment of tic disorders.