ZHANG Yu,YIN Xi,LIU Zhao-yang,et al.Effect of acupuncture at neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) and tuina on the cognitive function in the patients with subjective cognitive decline[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(12):1379-1383.
ZHANG Yu,YIN Xi,LIU Zhao-yang,et al.Effect of acupuncture at neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) and tuina on the cognitive function in the patients with subjective cognitive decline[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(12):1379-1383.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230726-0004.
Effect of acupuncture at neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) and tuina on the cognitive function in the patients with subjective cognitive decline
sleep quality and hemodynamics in the patients with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) after treated with acupuncture at neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) and
tuina
on the base of healthy lifestyle education and meta-memory training.
Methods
2
Sixty SCD patients were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases
1 case dropped out) and a control group (30 cases
3 cases dropped out). In the control group
the healthy lifestyle education and meta-memory training was performed
twice daily
15 min each time; the 5-day intervention was delivered a week
lasting consecutively 4 weeks. On the base of the intervention as the control group
in the observation group
acupuncture at neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) and
tuina
was conducted. First
one-finger pushing and plucking method of
tuina
was exerted on the neck region along the running courses of the bladder meridian of foot-
taiyang
and the governor vessel
for 10 min to 15 min; afterwards
acupuncture was delivered at bilateral neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2)
from C
1
to C
7
; and the needles were retained for 30 min. This intervention was given once daily
5 times a week
for consecutive 4 weeks. Before and after treatment
the score of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE)
the score of full scale memory quotient (FSMQ) were assessed by Wechsler memory scale-fourth edition (WMS-Ⅳ) and the score of the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was compared between the two groups. Using transcranial Doppler ultrasound
the hemodynamic indexes (the mean velocity [Vm
]
and pulsatility index [PI
]
of the left vertebral artery [LVA
]
the right vertebral artery [RVA
]
and the basilar artery [BA
]
) were determined in the two groups.
Results
2
After treatment
the scores of MMSE and FSMQ increased compared with those before treatment in the two groups (
P
<
0.05
P<
0.001)
PSQI score was lower (
P
<
0.05) and Vm of BA was higher (
P<
0.001) in the observation group when compared with those before treatment. The scores of MMSE and FSMQ
as well as Vm
of BA were higher (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.001)
and PSQI score was decreased (
P
<
0.05) in the observation group when compared with the control group.
Conclusion
2
The combined therapy of acupuncture at neck-Jiaji (EX-B 2) and
tuina
is more advantageous to improving cognitive function
relieving chronic emotional stress and ameliorating sleeping quality in the patients with subjective cognitive decline
which may be achieved by improving the blood supply of the basilar artery.
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