ABSTRACT
Parkinson's disease is an incurable nerve disease.<br>We treated two groups randomly assigned to therapy with medications, or therapy with medications and acupuncture in combination.<br>The first group included 95 patients prescribed L-dopa medications and dopaminergic drugs, and the second group included 103 patients prescribed L-dopa and acupuncture treatment twice a month. We conducted follow-ups using Hoehn-Yahr index surveys and the UPDRS II and III for 5 years from treatment start.<br>Mean changes in the L-dopa group were 2.1±0.8 for the H-Y index, 12.2±7.2 for the UPDRS II, and 18.2±9.8 for the UPDRS III, while changes in the acupuncture combination group were 1.3±0.4 for the H-Y index, 7.6±5.0 for the UPDRS II, and 11.9±6.8 for the UPDRS III after 5 years.<br>Each result indicated a significant difference with repetition decentralization and statistical analysis methods.<br>Therefore, we believe acupuncture is a treatment for Parkinson's disease able to control its progress.