小儿推拿治疗厌食症的研究进展
Research Progress of Pediatric Acupressure in the Treatment of Pediatric Anorexia Nervosa

目的：通过查阅近五年相关文献，整理和研究小儿推拿手法结合针刺疗法、中药、耳穴、穴位贴敷、西医等疗法治疗小儿厌食症的治疗现状及进展。意义：厌食症好发于1~6岁儿童，在此年龄段小儿身体正在快速发育，急需营养的合理摄入，只有三餐营养均衡才能保证小儿的身体健康，若小儿身患厌食症，就会引起小儿出现一系列症状，而该症状会对小儿的健康发育造成较大的危害，故需及时进行治疗。据流行病学调查，近年来本病发病率呈上升趋势，而中医在治疗小儿厌食症的治疗方面不仅有较多的方法还有较好的疗效，其中小儿推拿具有安全性高及疗效显著等优点，患儿及其家属的接受度高。本次研究就推拿治疗小儿厌食症的临床研究进展进行以下综述。
Objective: Through reviewing the relevant literature in the past five years, we have organized and studied the current status and progress of the treatment of pediatric anorexia nervosa by combining pediatric massage techniques with acupuncture therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, auricular acupuncture points, acupressure points, and western medicine. Significance: Anorexia nervosa occurs in children from 1 to 6 years old, in this age group, children’s body is developing rapidly, in urgent need of reasonable intake of nutrients, only three meals of balanced nutrition can ensure children’s health, if the children suffer from anorexia nervosa, it will cause a series of symptoms, and the symptoms will cause a greater harm to children’s health and development, so it is necessary to carry on the treatment in a timely manner. According to the epidemiological survey, the incidence of this disease has been on the rise in recent years, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has not only more methods but also better efficacy in treating anorexia nervosa in children, among which pediatric massage has the advantages of high safety and significant efficacy, which is highly accepted by children and their families. In this study, the progress of clinical research on the treatment of pediatric anorexia nervosa with acupressure is reviewed as follows.