Therapeutic Observation of JIN's Three-needle Therapy in Improving Intelligence in Mental Retardation as An Assistant Treatment
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.02.0119
- VernacularTitle:智力低下患者采用靳三针辅助治疗对改善智力的疗效观察
- Author:
Weijun HE
;
Hong ZHANG
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Intellectual disability;
Rehabilitation;
Gesell Developmental Schedule
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(2):119-121
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of Jin's three-needle therapy, as an assistant treatment, in improving the intelligence of children with mental retardation (MR).Method Seventy-six MR patients were divided into a control group and an observationgroup, 38 cases in each group.The control group was treated with rehabilitation, while the observation group with JIN's three needle therapy plus the rehabilitation training.Prof. JIN Rui's 10-item observation index was adopted to evaluate the memory ofthe patients before and after the treatment; Gesell Developmental Schedule (GDS) was used to measure the intelligence before and after the treatment. The clinical efficacies in the two groups were statistically analyzed.Result After the treatment, Prof.JIN Rui's 10-item index scores dropped obviously and the GDS scores increased significantly in both groups, while the decrease and increase of scores in the observation group were more significant than those in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 94.7% in the observation group, significantly higher than 71.1% in the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion As an assistant treatment, JIN's three-needle therapy can help rehabilitation training to improve the intelligence of MR patients.
