关键词: 喂养不耐受, 捏脊, 早产儿

Abstract: Objective To analyze the effects of chiropractic therapy on feeding intolerance in very preterm infants. Methods Very preterm infants with gestation age less than 32 weeks with feeding intolerance form intensive care unit of pediatrics department in Beijing Friendship Hospital were randomly divided into two groups from Jan.1st,2016 to Mar.31th 2017:chiropractic therapy group and regular therapy group.Each group was 20 preterm infants and all with early minimal enteral feeding.There was no significance in gestation age,birth weight and sex among two group. Results Compared with regular treatment,duration of feeding intolerance,average day of reaching enteral feeding and average day in hospoital became shorten after chiropractic therapy,and the difference was significant (P<0.05).There was no significant difference for treatment effectiveness (P=0.051)although clinical symptoms improved,such as vomiting and abdominal distension,milk volume,improved after chiropractic therapy. Conclusions Chiropractic therapy is safe for very preterm infants with feeding intolerance.Chiropractic therapy can rapidly relief clinical symptoms and promote growth and development.

Key words: feeding intolerance, chiropractic therapy, preterm infant