Curative Effect Of Acupuncture Research Articles

Acupuncture is effective in the treatment of postprandial distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Traditional Chinese medicine advocates the use of acupuncture for the treatment of postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) in people with Functional dyspepsia, but large clinical trials of acupuncture have produced controversial results. This study aims to confirm the clinical significance of acupuncture in the treatment of PDS . This study only randomized controlled trials were included from the following databases: CNKI, Medline, Cochrane Central, Web of Science, and Clinical Trial. The risk of bias in the included studies was assessed using Revman 5.4.1 (Revman 2020), and all 12 included studies were considered to have a low risk of bias. This study used Stata 16.1 for data analysis, including sensitivity analysis and publication bias test. The quality of each study was evaluated with the Cochrane tool. The main outcomes included the overall therapeutic rate, the SID score, the HADS Score, The NDI score, and Side effects. This study identified a total of 1532 studies interested in the curative effect of acupuncture on Postprandial discomfort syndrome (PDS) and finally included a total of 12 studies with 1113 patients after identifying their abstracts, titles, and full text. The process of literature searches and identifying is shown in Figure 1 and data analysis showed that acupuncture is effective in the treatment of PDS and promotes the life quality of patients. This study analyzed the effects of acupuncture on PDS from 5 aspects: overall therapeutic rate, SID, HADS, NDI, and side effects, overall therapeutic rate as primary outcome measure. Statistical analysis results showed that acupuncture has a significant effect on the treatment of PDS. In conclusion, it is an effective clinical treatment method. Also, the potential bias in the included studies, high-quality studies are needed to further confirm the possible side effects of acupuncture in treatment.

DBN Neural Network Model Combined with Meta-Analysis on the Curative Effect of Acupuncture and Massage.

Acupuncture and massage are among the oldest medical treatments in China. During the acupuncture process, as well as the subsequent needle extraction process, there are differences in the acupuncture intensity, treatment duration, and acupuncture depth. For both medical treatments of acupuncture and massage, this article learns and analyzes a large amount of literature and applies DBN neural network method to build a human skeletal model to simulate and identify medical professional steps such as acupuncture therapy. The research results show that the recognition rate of DBN reaches 92.1% after the training of 1000 samples. After learning all the training samples, the DBN model achieved feature recognition accuracy of 96.4%, 97.68%, 96.66%, and 92.27% for the test samples of mixed needling process, needle insertion operation, needle extraction operation, and rotary needle handling process, respectively. The research in this article can contribute to the modernization of Chinese medicine by maximizing the simulation of the force on the human body when receiving needling and tui-na, as well as the clinical treatment effect.

Differences in the individual curative effect of acupuncture for obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome based on metagenomic analysis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BackgroundPolycystic ovary syndrome is a common cause of infertility and shows a high incidence in women of reproductive age. Acupuncture is an appropriate adjunctive treatment for PCOS. However, the add-on effect of acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for obese women with PCOS has not been studied, and previous studies indicate that there are individual differences in the curative effect of acupuncture, while deeper research on the mechanism of differences in the individual curative effect of acupuncture for obese women with PCOS is still lacking. This trial aims to assess the add-on treatment efficacy of acupuncture for obese women with PCOS and to explore the role of the gut microbiome on the differences in the individual curative effect of acupuncture based on metagenomic analysis.Methods/designThis is an open-label, randomized, controlled trial. A total of 86 obese women with PCOS will be recruited. Subjects will be randomly assigned to a study group and a control group in a 1:1 ratio, with 43 subjects in each group (10 patients from each group who meet the study criteria will participate in the metagenomic analysis). An additional 10 subjects who meet the study criteria will be recruited to a healthy control group. The study group will receive acupuncture and clomiphene citrate treatment; the control group will only receive clomiphene citrate. Acupuncture treatment will be conducted three times a week from the fifth day of menstruation or withdrawal bleeding until the start of the next menstruation, for up to three menstrual cycles. The primary outcome will be LH/FSH. The secondary outcomes will comprise biometric features, hormone biomarkers, metabolic biomarkers, inflammatory biomarkers, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Self-Rating Depression Scale, and metagenomic analysis. The outcomes will be measured at baseline and post-intervention. Data will be analyzed using SPSS 19.0, and the gut microbiome will be analyzed using metagenomic analysis.DiscussionIn this study, we are evaluating the add-on effects of acupuncture and exploring the mechanism of the differences in the individual curative effect of acupuncture based on the gut microbiome, which may provide evidence to explain the different outcomes of different trials on acupuncture for PCOS and hopefully to provide a new aspect to study the mechanism of acupuncture’s treatment effect.Trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2000029882. Registered on 16 February 2020

Observation on the Clinical Curative Effect of Acupuncture for Stroke Hemiplegia According to Muscle Tension Evolution Rule

Objective: Patients with hemiplegia after stroke were treated with acupuncture according to the evolution of muscle tension combined with rehabilitation exercises, conventional acupuncture combined with rehabilitation exercises, and rehabilitation exercises alone, then the clinical effects were compared.<br/> Methods: According to the random number table method, 125 stroke hemiplegia patients were randomly divided into three groups: control group A (n = 42), control group B (n = 40), and observation group (n = 43). Patients in control group A were treated with rehabilitation exercise therapy, patients in control group B were treated with conventional acupuncture combined with rehabilitation exercises, and patients in the observation group were treated with staging acupuncture according to the evolution of muscle tension combined with rehabilitation exercises once a day for four weeks. Before and after treatment, patients were evaluated using the simplified Fugl–Meyer assessment (FMA) scale, modified Barthel index (MBI), and nerve function imperfection (NFI). The differences within and between groups were evaluated, and clinical efficacies after treatment were compared.<br/> Results: Before treatment, the differences in FMA, MBI, and NFI scores among the three groups were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). After treatment, the FMA score and MBI of the three groups were significantly improved, and the NFI scores were significantly reduced. Afterreduced. After treatment, FMA and MBI scores were in the following order: observation group > control group B, control group B > control group A (P < 0.05). NFI scores were in the following order: observation group < control group B, control group B < control group A (P < 0.05). <br/> Conclusion: The curative effects were in the following order: acupuncture according to the evolution of muscle tension combined with rehabilitation exercises > conventional acupuncture combined with rehabilitation exercises > rehabilitation exercises alone.

Acupuncture for thyroid nodule treatment: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Introduction:Thyroid nodules are scattered lesions caused by abnormal local growth of thyroid cells. In recent years, their prevalence rate has been rising gradually, and the probability of cancerations has also been increasing gradually. Therefore, we must pay more attention to them and carry out early intervention. However, at present, most of the intervention measures for patients with thyroid nodules are mainly clinical observation and follow-up, and no clear and effective drug intervention therapy has been proposed. The curative effect of acupuncture on thyroid nodules has been proved clinically. However, as there is no clear mechanism of action, no specific operation methods or Suggestions, it is necessary to make a systematic evaluation of acupuncture therapy, so as to lay a foundation for further research in the future.Methods and analysis:The following databases will be searched from their inception to June 2020: Electronic database includes PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Nature, Science online, Chinese Biomedical Database WanFang, VIP medicine information, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Primary outcomes: Color ultrasound of thyroid and cervical lymph nodes, FT3, FT4, TSH, TGAB, TPOAB, insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR). Data will be extracted by 2 researchers independently, risk of bias of the meta-analysis will be evaluated based on the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. All data analysis will be conducted by data statistics software Review Manager V.5.3. and Stata V.12.0.Results:The results of this study will systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy for patients with thyroid nodule.Conclusion:Through the systematic review of this study, the evidence of the treatment of thyroid nodule by acupuncture has been summarized so far, so as to provide guidance for further promoting the application of acupuncture therapy in patients with thyroid nodule.Ethics and dissemination:This study is a systematic review, the outcomes are based on the published evidence, so examination and agreement by the ethics committee are not required in this study. We intend to publish the study results in a journal or conference presentations.Open Science Fra network (OSF) registration number:August 18, 2020. osf.io/uzck4. (https://osf.io/uzck4)

Systematic Analysis of Clinical Curative Effect of Acupuncture on Children with Cerebral Palsy Movement Disorder

Objective: To explore the effect of applying acupuncture on children with cerebral palsy dyskinesia. Methods: Research work was carried out in our hospital. The work was carried out from November 2018 to November 2019. A total of 100 patients were selected, all of whom were children with cerebral palsy, accompanied by dyskinesia. They were randomly divided into two groups, and were given conventional rehabilitation training and acupuncture treatment respectively, named the control group and the experimental group, and the clinical efficacy of the two groups of patients was analyzed. Results: There was no significant difference in the MAS scores of the two groups of children before treatment, which was expressed as P> 0.05. After treatment intervention, the scores of the two groups of children were improved, in contrast, the improvement effect is more significant for the experimental group, the data difference is large, P <0.05, which is significant. The treatment effective rate of the children in the experimental group was 92.00%, and the treatment effective rate of the children in the control group was 76.00%, there is a big difference between the two groups of data, P <0.05, which is significant. Conclusion: The application of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy in children with cerebral palsy movement disorders can improve the adverse symptoms of children and promote the recovery of patients, which has positive significance for clinical development.

The effects of Jin’s three-needle acupuncture therapy on EEG alpha rhythm of stroke patients

ABSTRACTBackground: In China, Jin’s three-needle acupuncture therapy has been widely used for stroke treatment. However, its mechanism remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Jin’s three-needle acupuncture therapy on stroke patients using multi-channel EEGs.Materials and methods: Fifty stroke patients participated and their EEG signals were recorded before, during, and after acupuncture.Results: Comparing with baseline before acupuncture, the alpha rhythm was significantly increased during the acupuncture needle retention stage and became stronger after removing the needles. The increase of alpha rhythm occurred when inserting and removing the needles, with its high amplitude remaining during retention and after removal of the needles. As the alpha rhythm was significantly correlated with patients’ movement and daily-living abilities, the alteration of alpha rhythm during and after acupuncture suggests a possible electrophysiological mechanism of the curative effect of acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation.Conclusion: From the electrophysiological study, Jin’s three-needle acupuncture therapy is efficient in stroke patients.

Acupuncture from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chengshan (BL 57) combined with local exercise for periarthritis

To compare the effect difference between acupuncture from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chengshan (BL 57) combined with local exercise and acupuncture. Sixty patients with periarthritis were randomly divided into an acupuncture group and an acupuncture combined with exercise group (active acupuncture group), 30 cases in each group. Acupuncture from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chengshan (BL 57) was given in both groups. The active shoulder joint during acupuncture was applied in the active acupuncture group. The treatment was given once every two days, 5 times as one course and a total of 2 courses were required. The activity-related pain (VAS score), shoulder joint activity (Melle score), and daily living ability (ADL score) were observed before and after treatment in the two groups. The VAS score, Melle score and ADL score were significantly lower in the two groups after treatment compared with those before treatment (all P<0.05); the VAS score, Melle score, and ADL score in the active acupuncture group were lower than those in the acupuncture group (all P<0.05). The curative effect of acupuncture from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chengshan (BL 57) combined with local exercise on periarthritis is superior to that of acupuncture from Tiaokou (ST 38) to Chengshan (BL 57) alone.

Observation of curative effect of acupuncture combined with Anchang powder acupoint application in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea

Objective To study the effects of acupuncture combined with Anchang powder acupoint application in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. Methods A total of 100 patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea in our hospital from July 2014 to July 2016 were enrolled.The subjects were randomly divided into the control group (n=50) and the treatment group (n=50). The control group were treated with trimebutine, while the treatment group were treated with acupuncture combined with Anchang powder acupoint application. The two groups were treated for 4 weeks. The clinical effects of the two groups after treatment were compared. The clinical symptom scale was used to evaluate the clinical symptoms, and the quality of life was evaluated by the quality of life scale (QOL) The recurrence rate after half a year heal of the two groups were compared. Results The total efficacy rate of the treatment group was 92.0% (46/50), significantly higher than 68.0% (34/50) of the control group (χ2=9.000, P=0.003). After treatment, the clinical symptom integral (1.89 ± 0.95 vs. 4.02 ± 1.13, t=10.202) of the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the quality of life rating scores (34.15 ± 6.75 vs. 28.47 ± 5.01, t=4.803) of the treatment group were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.01). Half a year after treatment, the recurrence rate of the treatment group was 24.1% (7/29), significantly lower than 64.7% (11/17) of the control group (χ2=7.405, P=0.007). There was no significant difference of the two groups during the treatment. Conclusions Acupuncture combined with Anchang powder acupoint application showed a good efficacy for the patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea. And the treatment showed the low incidence of adverse reactions and low recurrence rate, can mprove the clinical symptom and quality of life. Key words: Irritable bowel syndrome; Acupuncture therapy; Acupoint sticking therapy; Clinical study

Efficacy observation on acupuncture plus moving cupping with compound white mustard oil for lumbar myofascitis

To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture plus moving cupping with white mustard oil to treat lumbar myofascitis. A total of 90 patients with lumbar myofascitis who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 45 cases in each group. The observation group received acupuncture and moving cupping with white mustard oil; the control group received acupuncture plus warm needling treatment. The treatment was given twice a week for a total of 4 weeks. The visual analog scale (VAS) and Chinese version of Roland-Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ) score of pain before the treatment, and respectively after 1-week and 4-week treatment were recorded for efficacy evaluation. After 4 weeks of treatment, the difference in total effective rate between the two groups was not significantly (P>0.05). After 1 week of treatment, there was no significant difference in VAS score between the two groups (P>0.05). After 4 weeks of treatment, the VAS score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, and there was a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). After 4 weeks of treatment, the Chinese version of RMDQ scores of both groups were significantly decreased, there were statistical differences in comparing with those before treatment (both P<0.05). After treatment for 1 week and 4 weeks, the Chinese version of RMDQ score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group, with significant differences between the two groups (all P<0.05). Acupuncture plus moving cupping and acupuncture plus warm needling both can relieve the pain of patients with lumbar myofascitis, improve the function of back muscles, while the curative effect of acupuncture plus moving cupping is better.

Clinical study on treatment of poststroke depression by acupuncture combined with conventional therapy of western medicine

Objective To evaluate the curative effect of acupuncture combined with conventional therapy for the treatment of post-stroke depression (PSD). Methods Sixty patients were divided into two groups according to the computer. Acupuncture group was treated with acupuncture combined with conventional therapy of western medicine. Non-acupuncture group was treated with sham acupuncture combined with conventional therapy. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. The patients was evaluated using the Hamilton depression rating for scale (HAMD). Adverse reactions during treatment were assessed by the Treatment emergent Symptom Scale (TESS). Results The HAMD score at the first week (27.1 ± 6.1 vs. 30.8 ± 5.0, t=-5.532), the second week (26.6 ± 6.3 vs. 15.8 ± 7.3, t=2.744), the 4th week (15.8 ± 7.3 vs. 20.7 ± 5.2, t=3.570), and the 8th week (9.9 ± 6.2 vs. 15.6 ± 5.7, t=6.154) in the acupuncture group were lower than those in the non-acupuncture group (P<0.01). During the treatment, 2 cases of insommia occurred in acupuncture group, 8 cases of insommia occurred in nonacupuncture group, 2 cases of nausea and vomiting occurred in acupuncture group, 9 cases of nausea and vomiting occurred in nonacupuncture group(χ2=10.550, P=0.001). Conclusions Acupuncture combined with conventional therapy can improve the depressive state of PSD patients, reduce the adverse reactions and improve the quality of life of patients. Key words: Stroke; Depression; Acupuncture therapy; Fluoxetine; Rehabilitation (TCM); Comparative effectiveness research

Effect of different needling retaining times in clinical curative effect of acupuncture on the treatment of periarthritis humeroscapularis

Objective To observe the effect of different needling retaining times in clinical curative effect of acupuncture on the treatment of periarthritis humeroscapularis. Methods A total of 60 patients, who met the inclusion criteara, were randomly divided into 2 groups according to random number table method, 30 patients in each group. Both groups were treated with the same acupuncture therapy for 20 times, but the needling retaining times were different as 20 minutes and 40 minutes. The curative effect rates, Visual Analog Scale(VAS)and Constant-Murley Score(CMS)were evaluated. Results After the treatment, the VAS scoresin 40mins group was significantly lower than that in the 20 mins group(2.67 ± 1.03 vs. 3.60 ± 1.48, t=-3.251, P<0.01); the CMSin 40 mins group was significantly higher than the 20 mins group(73.20 ± 10.88 vs. 66.47 ± 12.62, t=-2.199, P<0.05). The curative effect rates of the 40 mins group was 26.7%(8/30), which was significantly higher than 3.3%(1/30)in the 20 mins group(χ2=4.706, P=0.030). The total effective rates in the 40 mins group was 90.0%(27/30), which was significantly higher than 96.7%(29/30)in the 20 mins group(χ2=0.268, P=0.605). Conclusions Acupuncture treatment for the patients with periarthritis humeroscapularis showed that the 40 minutes of needling retaining times had better symptom improvement and restore function effects than 20 minutes, however the total effective rate was no significant difference. Key words: Periarthritis humeroscapularis; Acupuncture therapy; Needle retaining time; Comparative effectiveness research

Curative effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patient with depression: a clinical randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the quality of life in patients with depression by clinical randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study. Methodsone hundred and sixty-three cases of depression according with the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into a group of acupuncture dredging liver and regulating flow of theosophy (group 1), a group of acupoint shallow stab (group 2) and a group of non-acupoint shallow stab (group 3) at 1:1:1 ratio, and treated with acupuncture, moxibustion, and intradermal embedding of needle, twice a week, for a total of 12 weeks. Scale of Quality of Life (SF-36) was used to measure the scores at four different time points and evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the quality of life of the patients with depression. ResultsAt each time point after treatment, in scores of the 8 items, physical function, physical role, bodily pain, general physical condition, energy, social function, emotional function and mental health there were statistically significant differences among the 3 groups (P < 0.0125). ConclusionAcupuncture can effectively improve the quality of life of patients with depression.

Thought and prospect of objective researches of Deqi

The distinctions and relations between Deqi and acupuncture sensation should be distinguished in the objective researches of Deqi. In order to fully explore the relationship among the acupuncture sensation, Deqi and acupuncture curative effect, it is necessary to contrast the curative effect and body response induced by Deqi, unique sensations experienced by the acupunturist, unique sensations experienced by the patient, and stimulation without acupuncture sensation. Strategies and prospects about Deqi research are proposed as follows: (1) Researches of Deqi, such as how to induce Deqi, the influence factors of Deqi, the biological mechanism of Deqi, and so on, should be aimed at good stability of acupuncture curative effect, thus providing scientific evidence for clinical practice. (2) It is essential to introduce objective unified standards to evaluate the curative effect of acupuncture. However, the objective indicator selected in the researches should reflect the correlation between acupuncture curative effect and itself. (3)The acupuncturist manipulation, the physiological and psychological state of the patient, and the environmental factors are all the important factors that affect acupuncture, should be identified in the scientific and clinical research about the scientific research results, the clinical curative effect. should be identified in the scientific and clinical research about the scientific research results, the clinical curative effect,should be identified in scientific research result and the clinical curative effect (4) Some characteristics of the acupuncture treatment in traditional Chinese medicine theory can be used as the emphasis in the objective research of Deqi in the future. Characteristics of acupuncture, such as governing and regulating the spirit, acupuncture points, meridian specificity, distal function, bi-direction regulation function and so on, can be used as the entry point in the objective research of Deqi in the future.

Curative effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on insomnia: a randomized clinical trial

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on insomnia and explore its mechanism. MethodOne hundred and twenty patients were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. Sixty patients in the experimental group were treated once a day with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (EX-HN1), Shenmai (BL 62), and Zhaohai (KI 6) and with moxibustion at Baihui (GV 20) and Sishencong (EX-HN1). Sixty patients in the control group were acupunctured once a day at Shenmen (HT 7), Neiguan (PC 6), and Sanyinjiao (SP 6). The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to compare sleep improvement between the two groups. ResultThe total effective rate was 87.7% in the experimental group and 76.3% in the control group. The PSQI scores and the total score were lower after treatment than before treatment in both groups. However, the reduction in the experimental group was greater than that in the control group in sleeping quality, time to fall asleep, sleeping disorder, and daytime function (P<0.05). ConclusionAcupuncture and moxibustion at Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (EX-HN1), Shenmai (BL 62), and Zhaohai (KI 6) significantly improved insomnia symptoms in the experimental group compared with the control group.

A clinical curative effect of acupuncture with drug in treatment of pneumoconiosis complicated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

目的 观察针灸配合药物治疗对尘肺并发慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)的疗效.方法 将80例尘肺并发COPD患者随机分成治疗组和对照组,两组患者均进行相同的药物治疗、康复训练和健康宣教,治疗组增加针灸治疗,疗程为2个月并进行评价.结果 与治疗前比较,两组mMRC、BorgCR-10及SGRQ指数积分均降低,6MWT均增加,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).与对照组比较,治疗组治疗后mMRC、Borg评分及SGRQ指数积分明显降低,6MWT明显增加,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论 针灸对改善尘肺并发COPD患者呼吸困难症状、提高生活质量有一定作用。

Therapeutic effect observation on combined acupuncture and medication for ovulation

Objective To observe the curative effect of acupuncture plus medicine in treating ovulatory dysfunctional infertility.

The study on curative effect of acupuncture therapy with the Shu-points of five Zangs and Ge-shu point on elderly depression

Objective To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture on elderly depression. Methods A total of 63 patients were designated into a treatment group and a control group by using a random number table. Acupuncture on Ge-shu point and Shu-points of Five-Zangs were administrated for the treatment group, and Fluoxetine was used for the control group at a dosage of 20 mg, once daily. The treatment of both groups lasted for 6 weeks. Results The curative effect of acupuncture was sound on relieving depression and the scores of HAMD in the treatment group exhibited a decreasing trend. There was no statically significant difference between the two groups on the total effective rate and the cure rate. Conclusion It has a good anti-depression result to needle Shu-points of Five-Zangs. Key words: Acupuncture; Shu-points of five Zangs and Geshu point; Elderly depression; Clinical observation

Observation on the curative effect of acupuncture on child Tourette’s syndrome

Objective To investigate the efficacy of earth-reinforcing and wood-reducing acupuncture for child Tourette’s syndrome.

Clinical study on acupuncture treatment of dysphasia in 80 hypophrenia children

Objective: Investigate the curative effect of acupuncture on dysphasia in hypophrenia children.Methods: One hundred and sixty children with hypophrenia and dysphasia were randomly divided into an acupuncture group of 80 cases, a language training group of 40 cases and a composite group of 40 cases for clinical observation. Total intelligence quotient (TIQ), vocal intelligence quotient (VIQ) and practical intelligence quotient (PIQ) were compared between pretreatment and posttreatment in the children themselves and between the groups before and after treatment.Results: The total efficacy rate was 77.5% in the acupuncture group, 82.5% in the composite group and 52.5% in the language training group.Conclusion: Acupuncture significantly raises TIQ, VIQ and PIQ in the sick children. Language training only raises VIQ to some degree. Acupuncture in cooperation with language training is an effective way to treat this disease.