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 6 Comparison of the pretreatment and posttreatment Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale scores between the 2 groups (mean±standard deviation, n=35).
| Group | Pretreatment | Posttreatment | t | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | 17.91±4.14 | 19.40±3.72 | 5.008 | <0.001 |
| Experimental group | 18.20±5.48 | 22.20±5.30* | 6.434 | <0.001 |
| −0.246 | −2.560 | |||
| 0.240 | 0.020 | |||
| * # | ||||






