英文摘要 |
Objectives: Pediatric tunia is a common external therapy in Chinese medicine pediatrics. This study aimed to explore the syndrome differentiation, specific acupoints, and techniques of pediatric tuina (massage therapy) in treating pediatric digestive system diseases. Methods: Literature from 1994 to 2020 were extracted from China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Airiti Library (including CEPS and CETD), and PubMed for review. Microsoft Excel was used to build databases. Data screening and sequencing functions were used to perform statistical analysis of frequencies of specific acupoints selected and techniques used, as well as the syndromes determined through traditional Chinese medicine dialectic classification. Results: A total of 219 studies involved tuina treatment of pediatric digestive system diseases. The diseases with top 3 rankings in the number of studies were diarrhea (n=121), poor appetite (n=43), and constipation (n=15). Diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency is the most common pattern of diarrhea. Most frequently used specific acupoints and techniques to treat the symptom were large intestine meridian, spleen meridian, navel, qijiegu, and chiropractics. Spleen and stomach qi-deficiency was the most common pattern in anorexia. Most frequently used specific acupoints and techniques were the spleen meridian, chiropractics, sihengwen, neibagua, banmen, zusanli, and navel. The deficiency type is the most common pattern of constipation. The most frequently used specific acupoints and techniques were qijiegu, navel, six bowels, zusanli, the large intestine meridian, the spleen meridian, chiropractics, and yangchi. Conclusion: The acupoints selected in pediatric tuina to treat digestive system diseases were mostly specific acupoints instead of the acupoints in the 12 channels. The results can serve as references for conducting research and treating pediatric digestive system diseases in the future. |