A Clinical Study on the Improvement of Abnormal Gait in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy by the Integrative Medicine

On the basis of real-world clinical studies, to investigate the clinical effect of the integrative medicine on improving abnormal gait in patients with spastic cerebral palsy, and to measure the gait data of patients before and after treatment with a foot space gait assessment and analysis system, in order to provide effective treatment methods for patients with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: Patients with spastic cerebral palsy were chosen for the study who met the inclusion criteria and were treated in Xi’an Brain Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from July 2021 to December 2021. They were divided into the observation group and the control group by using a non-randomized controlled clinical study method, with 60 cases in each group. The control group was treated with modern rehabilitation techniques. In addition to this, the observation group was also treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapy. The gait data of patients before and after treatment were measured by using a foot space gait assessment and analysis system. Results: The total efficiency of the observation group was 96.67%, and the total efficiency of the control group was 86.67%. Conclusions: The study has shown that, both the integrative medicine and modern rehabilitation therapy can improve the abnormal gait of spastic cerebral palsy and enhance the walking ability of children with CP. Besides, in terms of improving the abnormal gait of spastic cerebral palsy, the integrative medicine is more effective than pure modern rehabilitation therapy