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International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine, 2024, 6(11); doi: 10.25236/IJFM.2024.061104.

A Clinical Trial of Modified Liuwei Dihuang Pills Combined with Acupuncture Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Intellectual Developmental Disorders Caused by Liver and Kidney Deficiency

Author(s)

Peng Menghan

Corresponding Author:
Peng Menghan
Affiliation(s)

Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Brain Diseases, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China

Abstract

The researcher combined modified Liuwei Dihuang Pills and acupuncture rehabilitation to treat intellectual developmental disorders of liver and kidney deficiency and observed the clinical efficacy. We divided 100 children with intellectual development disorders due to liver and kidney insufficiency into two groups according to the random number table method, including 50 cases in the control group and the observation group. For the control group, we performed cognitive training and special education. For the observation group, a combination of modified Liuwei Dihuang Pills and acupuncture therapy was administered based on the control group. We analyzed the efficacy of both groups of patients after three months of treatment. For two groups, we compared overall response rates, levels of intellectual development, and ability to carry out daily activities before and after treatment. The results showed that the overall response rate of the observation group after treatment was significantly higher than that of the control group, P<0.05. There was no difference in levels of intellectual development between the two groups before treatment, and the difference was not significant (P>0.05). After treatment, the levels of intellectual development scores of the two groups increased, and the levels of intellectual development scores of the observation group were higher than those of the control group. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no difference in the ability to carry out daily activities between the two groups of patients before treatment (P>0.05), while after treatment, the ability to carry out daily activities scores of the two groups increased significantly. The score of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Therefore, modified Liuwei Dihuang Pills combined with acupuncture rehabilitation has a good therapeutic effect on children with intellectual development disorders due to liver and kidney deficiency. In addition, it can significantly improve the children's levels of intellectual development and ability to carry out daily activities.

Keywords

Intellectual disability; Modified Liuwei Dihuang Pills; Acupuncture therapy; Traditional Chinese medicine

Cite This Paper

Peng Menghan. A Clinical Trial of Modified Liuwei Dihuang Pills Combined with Acupuncture Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Intellectual Developmental Disorders Caused by Liver and Kidney Deficiency. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 11: 22-28. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2024.061104.

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