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Acupressure may reduce agitation from dementia
LTC Liability Monitor, February 26, 2007
Acupressure may calm the aggressive behavior that often results from dementia, a small study reported by Reuters Health suggests. In the new pilot study, Taiwanese researchers tested 31 dementia residents at one nursing home. For four weeks, each resident received a 15-minute acupressure treatment twice a day, five days a week. As a comparison therapy, the researchers spent another four weeks visiting the residents each day for a 15-minute talk. Overall, the team found that acupressure eased residents' agitation far better than the talking approach. The therapy also seemed to calm residents' behavior immediately and reduce their episodes of aggression over the four-week treatment period, according to Reuters Health.
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