[Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with medicine on Parkinson disease].
OBJECTIVE
To observe therapeutic effect of acupuncture on Parkinson disease (PD).


METHODS
Sixty cases of PD were randomly divided into 2 groups, an acupuncture plus medication group and a medication group, 30 cases in each group. The acupuncture plus medication group were treated with acupuncture at Shenting (GV 24), Baihui (GV 20), Sishencong (EX-HN 1), etc. and oral administration of Madopa, and the medication group only with Madopa. Their therapeutic effect and scores of Parkinson disease function rating scale (modified UPDRS) were compared.


RESULTS
The total improvement rate of 80.0% in the acupuncture plus medication group was significantly higher than 60.0% in the medication group (P < 0.05); the decrease of cumulative score of UPDRS in the acupuncture plus medication group was better than that in the medication group (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture has a certain therapeutic effect on PD.
Chang
Xue-Hui
XH
The Second Clinical Medical School, Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450002, China. xhchang123@126.com
Zhang
Liang-Zhi
LZ
Li
Yan-Jie
YJ
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy*