Acupressure decreases dementia agitation

A pilot study has suggests that acupressure can decrease the agitated behaviour associated with dementia. Thirty-one subjects with dementia were assigned to a six-week acupressure treatment programme consisting of five minutes treatment, twice a day, five days a week, for four weeks. After a treatment-free period of one week, all the subjects then served as controls, undergoing a four-week protoco ...

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