27 June 2023 : Clinical Research
Effects of Conventional Speech Therapy with Liuzijue Qigong, a Traditional Chinese Method of Breath Training, in 70 Patients with Post-Stroke Spastic Dysarthria
Jiayi Xia1AEFG*, Song Pei23BCDE, Zhu Chen1DE, Lin Wang1FG, Jun Hu1AEG, Jian Wang2AEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939623
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939623
Table 5 Comparison of the pretreatment and posttreatment loudness in calm communication (dB; mean±standard deviation; n=35) between the 2 groups.
| Group | Pretreatment | Posttreatment | Increase in loudness (posttreatment value – pretreatment value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | 38.23±9.13 | 41.69±8.58 | 3.46±2.74 |
| Experimental group | 36.71±8.44 | 43.86±7.80 | 7.14±2.56# |
| 0.721 | −1.108 | −5.822 | |
| 0.951 | 0.606 | 0.009 | |
| * # | |||






