Fifty cases of Parkinson's disease treated by acupuncture combined with madopar.
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.
Ren
Xiao-ming
XM
The First People' Hospital of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310006, China.
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
D004338:Drug Combinations; C005177:benserazide, levodopa drug combination; D007980:Levodopa; D001545:Benserazide