Clinical Study on Treatment of Parkinson's Disease using Electroacupuncture Combined with Rehabilitation

  • Li Sun
  • Xianfeng Jiang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/aem.v6i3.79
Keywords: Parkinson's disease, Electroacupuncture, rehabilitation, Clinical effect

Abstract

Objective: To study the clinical effect of electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods: Twenty patients with Parkinson's disease were divided into observation group and control group according to the time of admission. In each group, 10 cases were treated with electroacupuncture in the control group. The clinical effects of the two groups were compared. Results: After treatment, the Wechsler comprehensive assessment scale, Barthel index and UPDRS III score of the observation group were significantly higher than the control group (p <0.05). The total effective rate was 90% in the observation group and 60% in the control group. There was significant difference in the total effective rate between the two groups (p <0.05). Conclusion: Treatment of Parkinson's disease with electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation is effective and can improve the clinical symptoms and quality of life of patients.

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Published
2018-03-19
Issue
Vol 6 No 3 (2017)
Section
Original Research Article

Copyright (c) 2017 Li Sun

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