Combining Acupuncture and Acupressure for Dementia Elderly

"CAT will be conducted for 2 sessions per week for 12 consecutive weeks.~The following 14 body acupoints with only manual stimulation will be used: HT7 (Shenmen), LI4 (Hegu), TH5 (Waiguan), ST36 (Zusanli), ST40 (Fenglong) and SP6 (Sanyinjiao) in two sides, and CV12 (Zhongwan) and CV4 (Guanyuan) in midline. Electrical stimulation will be conducted on the following frontal acupoints: GV20 (Baihui), EX-HN3 (Yintang), GB15 (Toulinqi), GB8 (Shuaigu), EX-HN5 (Taiyang), and ST8 (Touwei) on two sides, and left and right EX-HN1 (Sishencong).~Disposable acupuncture needles (0.25 mm in diameter and 25-40 mm in length) will be inserted at a depth of 10-30 mm perpendicularly or obliquely into acupoints. Manual manipulation will be carried out for all acupoints to evoke needling sensation. Electrical stimulation is additionally delivered on the 6 pairs of the frontal acupoints. Each session of treatment will last 30 minutes."

"CAE intervention will be conducted for 3 times per week for 12 consecutive weeks.~CAE consists of 12 steps which need about 15 minutes to complete and mainly concentrates on the acupoints on face, head, neck, and shoulder. The detailed CAE Operation Guide will be provided for the provider and the video demonstration is accessible at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAqNIZPKmnM."