Observation of the Effect of Acupuncture-moxibustion on Mild Cognitive Impairment Based on Constitution Differentiation of Traditional Chinese Medicine
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2018.03.0269
- VernacularTitle:基于中医体质辨识观察针灸对轻度认知障碍的影响
- Author:
Dong-Ting HUANG
1
;
Xiao-Yan QIN
Author Information
1. 广西壮族自治区江滨医院
- Keywords:
Acupuncture-moxibustion;
Cognitive impairment;
Mini-Mental State Examination;
Constitution;
Needle warming therapy
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2018;37(3):269-271
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture-moxibustion in treating mild cognitive impairment based on constitution differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Method Eighty patients with mild cognitive impairment were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 40 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture-moxibustion according to their constitution, while the control group received oral administration of Nimodipine tablets. After successive 3-month treatment, changes in the scores of Classification and Diagnosis of Constitution of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were observed. The clinical efficacies of the two groups were also compared. Result After the treatment, the constitution and MMSE scores of the treatment group were significantly different from those of the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 87.2％ in the treatment group versus 65.8％ in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Based on the constitution differentiation of TCM, acupuncture- moxibustion can precisely improve mild cognitive impairment in patients with different constitutions, and correct their cognitive bias.
