Experience of Director Xiao Hong in Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children by Matrix Acupuncture Combined with Massage
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in school-age children.In traditional Chinese medicine,ADHD belongs to the category of mental and emotional disorders caused by the dysfunction of brain spirit and the loss of vital activity.Director Xiao Hong has long been engaged in the research on the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases in children with acupuncture and moxibustion.She believes that the main pathogeneses of ADHD are the deficiency of kidney essence,hyperactivity of liver yang,and loss of vital activity.The disease is located in the brain and closely related to the liver and kidney.Because of the qi deficiency in children,ADHD involves the spleen and stomach.Accordingly,the treatment should follow the principles of tonifying kidney and supplementing marrow,pacifying liver and extinguishing wind,and invigorating brain and regulating spirit.She advocates the application of matrix acupuncture and moxibustion developed by Professor Jin Ande according to the space-time theory together with the massage for dredging governor vessel and replenishing marrow,which demonstrates definite therapeutic effects.This paper summarizes the indications and the acupoints for acupuncture and moxibustion,aiming to provide reference for the doctors.
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