A Clinical Study on Acupuncture and Moxibution Combined with Cognitive Training in Treating Cognitive Impairment after Traumatic Brain Injury
10.3969/j.issn.1005-5304.2015.01.007
- VernacularTitle:针灸配合认知训练治疗颅脑外伤致认知障碍临床研究
- Author:
Huiying LIANG
;
Guoqing YOU
;
Lin LIAO
;
Yibing WANG
;
Yingxiang HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture and moxibution;
traumatic brain injury;
cognitive impairment;
cognitive training;
MMSE;
LOTCA
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2015;(1):22-25
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion combined with cognitive training in treating cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury (TBI). MethodsSixty patients were recruited into the study and randomly divided into the control group and the treatment group according to the MINIMIZE software. Patients in the control group were treated with cognitive training and regular treatment. Besides the traditional treatment, patients in the treatment group were additionally treated with acupuncture and moxibution. The treatment lasted four weeks. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA) were applied to evaluate the patients’ cognitive function before and after the treatment.Results In the end, there were 27 patients in the control group and 28 patients in the treatment group, because 5 patients withdrew from the study. After treatment, scores of MMSE, LOTCA and their sub-items in the control group and the treatment group increased significantly (P<0.05), and the scores in the treatment group were higher than the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Combination of acupuncture, moxibution, and cognitive training could help patients after TBI to increase the scores of MMSE and LOTCA, and improve the cognitive impairment caused by TBI. Its therapeutic effect is superior than the pure cognitive training.
