Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture of the body surface projection region of the pyramidal decussationes on spastic cerebral palsy(CP) so as to explore an effective therapy for it.Methods A total of 120 CP infant patients were randomized into control group(treated with modern rehabilitation training

n=60)and acupuncture group(treated with acupuncture combined with modern rehabilitation training

n=60).Four acupuncture needles were penetrated subcutaneously through the region between Yuzhen(BL 9)and Tianzhu(BL 10)equidistantly(the superficial projection region of the pyramidal decussationes)

once daily for 3 months.The modified Ashworth rating

gross motor function measure(GMFM)-88 scores and synthetic function scale were adopted to assess the therapeutic effect after the treatment.Results After the treatment

of the 59 and 58 CP children in the control and acupuncture groups

17(28.81%) and 26(44.83%) experienced marked improvement in their symptoms

33(55.84%) and 27(46.55%) had an improvement

9(15.25%) and 5(8.62%) failed in the treatment

with the total effective rates being 84.75% and 91.38%

respectively.The effective rate of the acupuncture group was significantly superior to that of the control group(P<0.05).The scores of modified Ashworth rating and GMFM-88 of the control group were significantly lower than those of the acupuncture group after the treatment(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture combined with modern rehabilitation training is effective in the treatment of CP children patients.