Cheung Chun Luke
Dalian Eaulier Hospital, China
Title: Pilot study in micro-current acupoint therapy for Parkinson’s disease
Biography
Biography: Cheung Chun Luke
Abstract
To investigate the therapeutic effect of micro-current electronic acupoint stimulation therapy on patients with Parkinson's disease. Subjects were 77 hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease. 57 of them had received prior treatment without further improvement. This new therapy involved stimulating the acupuncture points with micro-current every day for 90 days. With the guide of the therapist, patients used the equipment by themselves to stimulate the related acupuncture points on the sole and body. And the therapist conducted the micro-current therapy on the head through massage. Modified Webster scale was used to analyze effectiveness of treatment. Combining the 10 symptoms, 35 patients (45.45%) had an improvement of more than or equal to 50%, and 19 patients (24.68%) had an improvement between 30% and 50%. Only 14 people (18.18%) improved less than 30%. Each symptom of the patients had significant improvement. This study has shown that micro-current electronic acupoint stimulation therapy can effectively improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, which is worthy of clinical promotion and further research.
