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Abstract

Neuroscience

Scalp Acupuncture Synchronizing Dual Task Gait for Enhancing Prefrontal Cortex Response

Published: August 9th, 2024

DOI:

10.3791/66944

1Department of Orthopaedics, Anshun Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 3School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, 4Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 5Guangzhou Medical University, 6Panzhihua Central Hospital, 7Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, 8Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 9Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongshan Torch Development Zone People's Hospital

* These authors contributed equally

Abstract

Studies have shown that motor-cognitive dual task can greatly improve motor/cognitive function. However, the therapeutic effect of motor-cognitive dual task is still limited. How to improve dual-task performance is the key to solving this problem. Scalp acupuncture is a non-drug intervention method of traditional Chinese medicine to treat brain-derived diseases by acupuncturing the corresponding projection area of cerebral cortex function on the scalp. Studies have shown that scalp acupuncture helps improve neuronal damage and cognitive dysfunction and plays a neuroprotective function in central nervous system diseases. However, no relevant studies have discussed the synergistic gain effect of motor-cognitive dual task and scalp acupuncture. Therefore, this protocol aims to demonstrate the standardized operation of scalp acupuncture synchronizing motor-cognitive dual task and motor-cognitive dual task and compares the differences between these two tasks in healthy subjects through a randomized cross-over trial. This protocol initially revealed the possible influence mechanism of scalp acupuncture synchronizing motor-cognitive dual task on cognitive performance, gait control, and cortical brain function, which can provide new ideas and a theoretical basis for clinical exploration of new and effective non-drug treatment of integrated Chinese and Western medicine.

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