title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of herbs-partitioned moxibustion on Parkinson disease of 54 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe clinical therapeutic effect of herbs-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8) on Parkinson disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety cases of Parkinson disease were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=4) and a control group (n=36) in order of visiting. The two groups were treated with routine western medicine for treatment of Parkinson disease, and herbs-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8) was added to the treatment group. Their comprehensive therapeutic effects were observed and modified UPDRS cumulative scores were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 83.3% in the treatment group, significantly better than 58.3% in the control group (P < 0.01); the modified UPDRS cumulative score was reduced by 74.1% in the treatment group, significantly better than 16.7% in the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Herbs-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8) has a certain therapeutic effect on Parkinson disease.
authors.affiliation: Henan TCM College, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
authors.forename: Jing-feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guo-sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Guo-hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D010300:Parkinson Disease