Acupuncture for Promoting Intelligence of Children — An Observation on 37 Cases with Mental Retardation

doi:10.1016/S0254-6272(10)60036-2

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volume 30, Issue 3, September 2010, Pages 176-179

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Objective

To observe the effect of acupuncture on intelligence quotient (IQ) in children with mental retardation (MR).

Methods

One hundred children with MR were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and a control group, 50 in each. There were 37 and 36 cases with complete data in the former and latter group respectively. Four-week treatment constituted a course, the comprehensive therapeutic effect of two groups was compared after 3 courses of treatment, and the influence of acupuncture on IQ was estimated.

Results

The total effective rate in the acupuncture group was 78.4%, better than 30.56% in the control group, the difference being significant (P<0.01). Both groups were improved in IQ but the effect of the former group was better than that of the latter group (P<0.05).

Conclusion

Acupuncture can obviously improve IQ of children suffering from MR.

Key words

mental retardation (MR)

acupuncture therapy

intelligence quotient (IQ)

acupuncture for intelligence-promotion

clinical trial

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: This study was supported by Natural Foundation of Science and Technology Department of Gansu Province, China (No. ZS011-A25-060-Y)