KMID : 0363320220430051018
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine 2022 Volume.43 No. 5 p.1018 ~ p.1028
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A Case Report of a Patient with Parkinson¡¯s Disease Treated with Acupuncture and Exercise Therapy
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Park Mi-So
Park Sang-Soo Lee Seung-Hyeun Yoo Ho-Ryong Hur Wang-Jung
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Abstract
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Objectives:Parkinson¡¯s disease is characterized by progressive, irreversible damage to dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, as well as motor and non-motor symptoms. This disease currently has no dependable disease-modifying treatment. In this paper, we describe the treatment of a 67-year-old female with Parkinson¡¯s disease using acupuncture and exercise therapy.
Case Presentation:Clinical symptoms and the United Kingdom Parkinson¡¯s Disease Society Brain Bank Diagnostic Criteria were used to diagnose the patient with Parkinson¡¯s disease. Over a 12-week period, the patient visited a Korean medicine hospital 18 times and was treated with acupuncture and exercise therapy in addition to anti-Parkinson¡¯s drugs. Before and after treatment, clinical examinations were performed using tools such as the Unified Parkinson¡¯s Disease Rating Scale, Fall Efficacy Scale, Parkinson¡¯s Disease Questionnaire, Berg Balance Scale, and Non-Motor Symptoms Scale. Furthermore, functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to assess cortical hemodynamics. All clinical examination results improved after 12 weeks of intervention. In particular, improvements on the Total Unified Parkinson¡¯s Disease Rating Scale and Part III of this scale demonstrated large, clinically important differences.
Conclusion:This case suggests that combining acupuncture and exercise therapy could produce an effective treatment for Parkinson¡¯s disease patients.
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KEYWORD
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Korean medicine, acupuncture, exercise, case report, Parkinson¡¯s disease
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