Clinical observation on abdominal acupuncture plus Madopa for treatment of Parkinson's disease / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To find out an effective therapy for Parkinson's disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty cases were randomly divided into an abdominal acupuncture group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The abdominal acupuncture group were treated with Madopa and abdominal acupuncture at Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Qi-hai (CV 6) and Guanyuan (CV 4), etc. ; and the control group were treated with Madopa.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment of 3 courses, the effective rate was 90.0% in the abdominal acupuncture group and 83.3% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Abdominal acupuncture combined with Madopa can elevate therapeutic effect of Madopa and reduce adverse effects of Madopa for the patient of primary Parkinson's disease.</p>