ZHANG Na, XIONG Youhong, GE Kejuan, et al. Clinical observation of Jin’s three-needle therapy combined with game therapy in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(9): 1259-1264. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240911-k0001.
DOI:
ZHANG Na, XIONG Youhong, GE Kejuan, et al. Clinical observation of Jin’s three-needle therapy combined with game therapy in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(9): 1259-1264. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240911-k0001.DOI:
Clinical observation of Jin’s three-needle therapy combined with game therapy in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder
’s three-needle therapy combined with game therapy on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Methods
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Sixty children with ASD were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group
with 30 cases in each. The children in the observation group received
Jin
’s three-needle therapy combined with game therapy. The acupoints used in
Jin
’s three-needle therapy included Zhisanzhen
Niesanzhen
Sishenzhen and Naosanzhen
and matches acupoints with syndromes. The acupoints included Shenting (GV24)
Naohu (GV17) and bilateral Benshen (GB13)
Naokong (GB19)
Xinshu (BL15)
Zusanli (ST36)
etc. The needles were retained for 1 h for scalp acupuncture and not retained for body acupuncture. Game therapy included social interaction
music and dance
language stimulation
etc. The children in the control group were treated with the same game therapy in the observation group. Treatments were administered once daily
five times a week
with a three-month course considered as one treatment cycle
and a total of two
cycles were provided. The scores of childhood autism rating scale (CARS)
autism behavior scale (ABC) and 0-6-year-old Children’s neuropsychological development assessment scale (children’s psychological scale) were compared between the two groups before treatment and after 3 and 6 months of treatment.
Results
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After 3 and 6 months of treatment
the CARS and ABC scores of both groups were lower than those before treatment (
P
<
0.01). After 6 months of treatment
the CARS and ABC scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group (
P
<
0.05). After 3 and 6 months of treatment
the scores of gross motor
fine motor
adaptive ability
language
and social behaviors in both groups were higher than those before treatment (
P
<
0.01). After 3 months of treatment
the observation group showed a greater improvement in gross motor
fine motor
adaptive ability
and social behaviors compared to the control group (
P
<
0.05). After 6 months of treatment
the observation group showed a greater improvement in gross motor
fine motor
adaptive ability
language
and social behaviors compared to the control group (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Jin
’s three-needle therapy combined with game therapy is an effective method for the treatment of ASD
which shows more obvious advantages than simple game therapy in promoting the improvement of children’s ability and reducing related behavior.