Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

Abdominal Massage to Improve Motor Dysfunction in Rats with Cerebral Palsy

Rui Qiao¹, Ayipaxiaguli Kasimu², Danmei Chen², Chao Gao³, Bing Li²

¹Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ²Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, ³Children’s Hospital Affiliated with Zhengzhou University

Here, we present a set of massage manipulations in the rat model of cerebral palsy that can considerably improve the motor function of cerebral palsy rats.

Neuroscience

Enhancing the Development and Growth of Infant Cerebral Palsy Rats Using Selective Spinal Manipulations

Tianlei Gao^*1, Yuanwang Wang^*1, Min Li¹, Liuying Yang¹, Suyu Chen¹, Lin Gao¹, Yinghua Shi¹, XingHe Zhang¹, XianTao Tai¹

¹Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

This study illustrates the effect of selective spinal manipulation on the growth and development of infant rats with cerebral palsy, emphasizing the specific procedure and standardized protocol. Body weight measurement, Rotarod test, Foot-fault score, other behavioral tests, and growth hormone detection were performed to evaluate the protocol.