A study of the effects of 8-week acupuncture treatment on patients with Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative brain disorder, resulting in decreased neural responses in the supplementary motor area, putamen, and thalamus. Previous research showed that acupuncture was able to improve the motor dysfunction. The primary aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of longer acupuncture treatment for preventing brain degeneration in patients with PD.

Methods

Ten outpatients with PD were recruited from Kyung Hee Medical Hospital. Behavioral and neural responses were examined before and after 8 weeks of acupuncture treatment. A semi-individualized treatment approach was used; patients were treated for 15 minutes with 120-Hz electro-acupuncture at the right GB34 and Taechung (LR3), followed by manual acupuncture based on the individual s

SUBMITTER: Yeo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6320216 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature