LUO Dandan, SHEN Min, WANG Sujuan, et al. Auricular acupoint pressing combined with visual cognitive training for children with Chinese developmental dyslexia: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(3): 347-352.
DOI:
LUO Dandan, SHEN Min, WANG Sujuan, et al. Auricular acupoint pressing combined with visual cognitive training for children with Chinese developmental dyslexia: a randomized controlled trial[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2026, 46(3): 347-352.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250204-k0001.
Auricular acupoint pressing combined with visual cognitive training for children with Chinese developmental dyslexia: a randomized controlled trial
To observe the therapeutic effect of auricular acupoint pressing combined with visual cognitive training in children with Chinese developmental dyslexia (DD).
Methods
2
A total of 50 children with Chinese DD were randomly divided into an observation group (25 cases
2 cases dropped out) and a control group (25 cases
2 cases dropped out). The control group received visual cognitive training for 40 min
once a week. The observation group received auricular acupoint pressing treatment in addition to the same visual cognitive training. The selected auricular acupoints included Shenmen (TF
4
)
subcortex (AT
4
)
Kidney (CO
10
)
Heart (CO
15
)
Liver (CO
12
)
and Spleen (CO
13
)
applied alternately to both ears
once a week. Parents of both groups were instructed to provide 15-minute daily home-based reinforcement training according to the dayʹs session. The treatment lasted for 3 months. Before and after treatment
the motor-free visual perception test-4 (MVPT-4)
visual-motor integration (VMI)
and the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) scores in the two groups were assessed.
Results
2
Compared with before treatment
the observation group showed significant increases in MVPT-4 sub-scores of visual discrimination
visual memory
spatial relations
visual closure
and total score after treatment (
P
<
0.05)
while the control group showed significant improvement in MVPT-4 sub-score of visual memory and total score (
P
<
0.05). Both groups had increased VMI sco
res and SDQ scores of prosocial behavior (
P
<
0.05). In the observation group
SDQ score for hyperactivity/inattention was significantly decreased (
P
<
0.05). After treatment
the observation group had higher MVPT-4 visual discrimination and total scores
and higher VMI score (
P
<
0.05) and lower SDQ emotional symptom score compared with the control group (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Auricular acupoint pressing combined with visual cognitive training can improve visual perception and visual-motor integration in children with Chinese DD