Acupuncture Alleviated the Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease including Pain, Depression, and Autonomic Symptoms
Joint Authors
Iseki, Chifumi
Furuta, Taiga
Suzuki, Masao
Koyama, Shingo
Suzuki, Keiji
Suzuki, Tomoko
Kaneko, Akiyo
Mitsuma, Tadamichi
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A woman started to feel intractable pain on her lower legs when she was 76.
At the age of 78, she was diagnosed as having Parkinson’s disease (PD).
The leg pain was suspected to be a symptom of PD after eliminating other causes.
The patient also suffered from nonmotor symptoms, depression, anxiety, hot flashes, and paroxysmal sweating.
Though the patient had received pharmacotherapy including levodopa for 5 years, she still suffered from the nonmotor symptoms and was referred to our department.
We treated her with acupuncture based on the Chinese traditional medicine and electroacupuncture five times per week.
After the 2-week treatment, the assessment for the symptoms was as follows; visual analogue scale (VAS) score of the leg pain was 16 mm (70 mm, before), Hamilton’s rating scales for depression (HAM-D) score was 9 (18, before), timed 3 m Up and Go took 20 steps in 30 sec (24 steps in 38 sec, before), and the Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part 1 score was 13 (21, before).
Autonomic symptoms, hot flashes and paroxysmal sweating, were also alleviated.
Acupuncture may be a good treatment modality for nonmotor symptoms in PD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Iseki, Chifumi& Furuta, Taiga& Suzuki, Masao& Koyama, Shingo& Suzuki, Keiji& Suzuki, Tomoko…[et al.]. 2014. Acupuncture Alleviated the Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease including Pain, Depression, and Autonomic Symptoms. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017316
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Iseki, Chifumi…[et al.]. Acupuncture Alleviated the Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease including Pain, Depression, and Autonomic Symptoms. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017316
American Medical Association (AMA)
Iseki, Chifumi& Furuta, Taiga& Suzuki, Masao& Koyama, Shingo& Suzuki, Keiji& Suzuki, Tomoko…[et al.]. Acupuncture Alleviated the Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease including Pain, Depression, and Autonomic Symptoms. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017316
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017316