《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3): 266-269.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.03.005

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Effect of Acupoint Magnetic Therapy on Mild Cognitive Impairment

TAN Ting-ting, WANG Dan, YUAN Xu, JIA Xin-yan, ZHOU Xiao-mei, SHI Jiao, CHEN Shang-jie   

  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Shenzhen Bao'an Hospital of Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 510051, China
  • Received:2016-08-11 Published:2017-03-05 Online:2017-03-31
  • Contact: Correspondence to CHEN Shang-jie. E-mail: csjme@163.com

Abstract: ObjectiveTo observe the effects of mind-regulating brain-developing acupoint magnetic therapy in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). MethodsFrom May to October, 2015, 60 patients with MCI were randomly divided into control group (n=30) and observation group (n=30). The control group received magnetic therapy on Yangming meridians, and the observation group received magnetic therapy on mind-regulating brain-developing acupoints, for two months. They were assessed with Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), digit-span and digit symbol of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). ResultsAfter treatment, the scores of MoCA, digit-span and digit symbol of WAIS significantly increased in the observation group (t>4.858, P<0.001), and were higher than that in the control group (t>2.188, P<0.05), however, only the scores of MoCA and digit symbol of WAIS significantly increased in the control group (t>5.527, P<0.001). The scores of visual space and execution, and delayed recall of MoCA increased in the observation group (t>2.324, P<0.05), and were higher than that in the control group (t>2.262, P<0.05) after treatment, and no significant difference was found in other domains (P>0.05). ConclusionMagnetic therapy on acupoints related with cognition could improve the cognitive function in patients with MCI.

Key words: mild cognitive impairment, mind-regulating brain-developing, magnetic therapy

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