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ReviewNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2020

Complementary Therapies in Parkinson Disease: a Review of Acupuncture, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga, and Cannabis.

Lisa M Deuel, Lauren C Seeberger

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Review in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Optimal dose and type of exercise improve the overall balance in adults with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lisa M DeuelDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
Lauren C SeebergerDepartment of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA. lauren.seeberger@cuanschutz.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4465-8798
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, resting tremor, and postural instability. Non-motor symptoms, including pain, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, and depression to name a few, are increasingly recognized and often just as disabling at motor symptoms. The mainstay of treatment is dopamine replacement; however, the beneficial effects tend to wane over time with disease progression, and patients often experience motor fluctuations and medication side effects. The lack of a disease-modifying intervention and the shortcomings of traditional symptomatic medications have led many patients to pursue complementary therapies to alleviate motor and non-motor symptoms associated with PD. The term complementary implies that the therapy is used along with conventional medicine and may include supplements, manipulative treatments (chiropractic, massage), exercise-based programs, and mind-body practices. As these practices become more widespread in Western medicine, there is a growing interest in evaluating their effects on a number of medical conditions, PD included. In this review, we provide an update on clinical trials that have evaluated the effectiveness of complementary treatments for patients with PD, specifically focusing on acupuncture, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, yoga, and cannabis.

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YogaAcupuncture TherapyCannabisClinical Trials as TopicComplementary TherapiesHumansMedical MarijuanaParkinson DiseaseQigongTai JiMedical Marijuanaacupuncturecannabiscomplementary alternative medicineParkinson diseaseTai Chiyoga

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PMID32785848
PMCPMC7851283
OpenAlexW3048559004

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