대한한방내과학회지 (The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine)

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Effect of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease - A Case Study

  • 한인식 (상지대학교부속한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 선승호 (상지대학교부속한방병원 한방내과)
  • Han, In-sik (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sang-Ji University) ;
  • Sun, Seung-ho (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sang-Ji University)
  • 투고 : 2018.03.23
  • 심사 : 2018.06.07
  • 발행 : 2018.05.30
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Objective: This clinical study aims to report the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in a patient with Parkinson's disease. Methods: The patient was treated with acupuncture totally eight times, which was applied at LU8, LR4, HT3, LR2, GV20, and GB20 and moxibustion at CV12, CV4. The effect of treatment was evaluated using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Results: After treatment the patient's UPDRS scores improved from 78 to 29 points after 28 days, and the patient's symptoms of tremor also improved. Conclusions: The Korean medicine treatment of acupuncture might be effective for Parkinson's disease.

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