Objective To observe the effect of warm-reinforcing needling combined with modern rehabilitation training on motor function of cerebral palsy(CP)children.Methods Sixty cases of CP children were randomly divided into acupuncture combined with rehabilitation(Acu+Rehab

n=30)group and Rehab(n=30)group.Patients of the Acu+Rehab group were treated by warm-reinforcing needling stimulation of Jiaji(EX-B 2)

Jianyu(LI 15)

Quchi(LI 11)

Hegu(LI 4)

Zusanli(ST 36)

Yinlingquan(GB 34)

Sanyinjiao(SP 6)

Juegu(GB 39)

Yanglingquan(GB 34)

etc.

combined with Bobath rehabilitation therapy

and those of the Rehab group treated by Bobath rehabilitation(stimulating key control points in the body

triggering reflexes that provide head and body control).The treatment was conducted every day

with three months being a therapeutic course

two courses in all.The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales 2(PDMS-2)was used to evaluate the CP children's motor function[1)gross motor:posture(straightness ratio)

locomotion and object manipulation;2)fine motor:grasping and visual-Motor integration].Results After the treatment

of the 30 and 30cases in the Acu+Rehab and Rehab groups

1(3.33%)and 0(0%)were cured

20(66.67%)and 18(60.00%)experienced marked improvement

9(30.00%)and 12(40.00%)were invalid

with the effective rates being 70.00%and 60.00%respectively.The therapeutic effect of the Acu+ Rehab group was markedly superior to that of the Rehab group(P<0.05).After 6months' treatment

the scores of posture

locomotor

object manipulation and grasping

and visual-movement integration were significantly increased in comparison with pre-treatment in the same one group(P<0.05)

and the effects of the Acu+Rehab group were obviously superior to those of Rehab group in increasing the scores of posture

locomotor

object manipulation and grasping after 6months' treatment(P<0.05).Conclusion Warm-reinforcing needling combined with Bobath rehabilitation has a better therapeutic effect in improving gross motor and fine motor functions of CP children.