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2023 , Vol. 43 >Issue 1: 154 - 159

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20220425.003

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Effects of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise combined with acupuncture on attention function of mentally-retarded adolescents: a randomised controlled trial

  • Shuoqi LI ,
  • Rong GUO ,
  • Chunjing LIU ,
  • Jiali ZHAI ,
  • Keke LI ,
  • Shiming LI ,
  • Wenbing YU
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  • 1 School of Health Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu 15100, Malaysia
    2 School of Foreign Languages, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
    3 Department of Physical Education, Qingdao Technical College, Qingdao 266400, China
    4 School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China
    5 Laboratory of Sports and Human Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
YU Wenbing, Laboratory of Sports and Human Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China. yuwenbing@ouc.edu.cn. Telephone:+86-15731114483
LI Shiming, Laboratory of Sports and Human Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China. haiyanglishiming@163.com;

Received date: 2021-11-11

  Accepted date: 2022-01-27

  Online published: 2023-01-10

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To detect the impact of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise combined with acupuncture on the attention function of mentally-retarded adolescents from the three dimensions of attention concentration, attention transfer and attention span.
METHODS: A total of 48 adolescents with mild to moderate mental disabilities were recruited. The participants were randomly divided into four groups: control group (C), Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncture group (M), moderate-intensity aerobic exercise group (E) and exercise and acupuncture combined intervention group (J). Before and after the experimental intervention, the participant’s height, weight and attention ability were measured.
RESULTS: The improved range of attention total duration of the J group after the intervention was significantly higher than that of the E and M groups (P < 0.05), whereas that of the latter groups was significantly higher compared to that of the C group (P < 0.05). The J group showed significantly higher (P < 0.05) attention span values after the intervention compared to the E, M and C groups. The C group did not show a significant difference in attention transfer at 12 weeks compared to before intervention (P > 0.05), whereas the E, M and J groups increased significantly (P < 0.05) after intervention than the C group.
CONCLUSIONS: Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise combined with acupuncture can more effectively improve the attention concentration and attention span of mentally-retarded adolescents than aerobic exercise or acupuncture alone.

Key words： acupuncture; exercise; intellectual disability; adolescent; attention function; randomised controlled trial

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Shuoqi LI , Rong GUO , Chunjing LIU , Jiali ZHAI , Keke LI , Shiming LI , Wenbing YU . Effects of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise combined with acupuncture on attention function of mentally-retarded adolescents: a randomised controlled trial[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023 , 43(1) : 154 -159 . DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20220425.003

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