title: Fifty cases of Parkinson's disease treated by acupuncture combined with madopar.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search for an effective therapy for treating motor disorder due to Parkinson's disease (PD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty cases in a treatment group were treated by acupuncture combined with madopar, and 30 cases in a control group treated by madopar only.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total effective rate of 92% was achieved with obvious alleviation of motor disorder in the treatment group, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture can enhance therapeutic effects of western medicine and lessen the dose of the medicine needed.
authors.affiliation: The First People' Hospital of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310006, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D001545:Benserazide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C005177:benserazide, levodopa drug combination; D007980:Levodopa; D001545:Benserazide