title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture combined with medicine on Parkinson disease].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The Second Clinical Medical School, Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou 450002, China. xhchang123@126.com
authors.forename: Xue-Hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Liang-Zhi
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yan-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: 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*