ArticleCase reports in neurological medicine2014
Acupuncture Alleviated the Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease including Pain, Depression, and Autonomic Symptoms.
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- Acupuncture Treatment of Autonomic Nervous Dysfunction in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Narrative Review.Medical acupuncture · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Acupuncture for Parkinson's Disease Anxiety: Two-Stage Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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- Electroacupuncture in treatment of Parkinson disease: A protocol for meta-analysis and systematic review.Medicine · 2021Article
- Effects of Combined Bushen Zhichan Recipe and Levodopa in a Rodent Model of Parkinson Disease: Potential Mechanisms.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- Moxibustion Exerts a Neuroprotective Effect through Antiferroptosis in Parkinson's Disease.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
- Electroacupuncture Promotes Recovery of Motor Function and Reduces Dopaminergic Neuron Degeneration in Rodent Models of Parkinson's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Article
- Cerebral Targeting of Acupuncture at Combined Acupoints in Treating Essential Hypertension: An Rs-fMRI Study and Curative Effect Evidence.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Article
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Abstract
A woman started to feel intractable pain on her lower legs when she was 76. At the age of 78, she was diagnosed as having Parkinson's disease (PD). The leg pain was suspected to be a symptom of PD after eliminating other causes. The patient also suffered from nonmotor symptoms, depression, anxiety, hot flashes, and paroxysmal sweating. Though the patient had received pharmacotherapy including levodopa for 5 years, she still suffered from the nonmotor symptoms and was referred to our department. We treated her with acupuncture based on the Chinese traditional medicine and electroacupuncture five times per week. After the 2-week treatment, the assessment for the symptoms was as follows; visual analogue scale (VAS) score of the leg pain was 16 mm (70 mm, before), Hamilton's rating scales for depression (HAM-D) score was 9 (18, before), timed 3 m Up and Go took 20 steps in 30 sec (24 steps in 38 sec, before), and the Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part 1 score was 13 (21, before). Autonomic symptoms, hot flashes and paroxysmal sweating, were also alleviated. Acupuncture may be a good treatment modality for nonmotor symptoms in PD.
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