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Acupressure for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: What a New Meta-Analysis Tells Us
By Heather Davis, MS, RDN, LDN

Clinicians managing older adults face a recurring challenge: how to address cognitive decline, including depression, in patients already burdened by polypharmacy and comorbidities. A newly published systematic review and meta-analysis offers evidence that acupressure—a noninvasive, low-cost therapy rooted in traditional Chinese medicine—may meaningfully improve cognitive function and mood in older adults with cognitive impairment (CI). The study is described by its authors as the first meta-analysis to examine acupressure's effects on cognition, mood, and activities of daily living (ADLs) in this population. The findings have practical relevance for geriatricians, neurologists, and rehabilitation therapists seeking evidence-based nonpharmacological options for this growing patient group.1 Read more »

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