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http://dx.doi.org/10.13048/jkm.22010

Review on the effect of acupuncture on Parkinson's disease over the last 5 years  

Kim, Seo-Young (Nubebe Mibyeong Research Institute)
Lim, Young-Woo (Nubebe Korean Medical Clinic Jamsil Center)
Kim, Eunjoo (Nubebe Mibyeong Research Institute)
Park, Seong-Uk (Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
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The Journal of Korean Medicine / v.43, no.1, 2022 , pp. 112-135 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this study was to summarize clinical studies conducted over the last five years that investigated the effect of acupuncture on Parkinson's disease and to propose a better process of study. Methods: Research Information Sharing Service (RISS), Korea Studies Information Service (KISS), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, Embase, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were systemically searched for clinical trials that had investigated the effect of acupuncture on the course of Parkinson's disease from May 2016 to April 2021. Results: A total of 23 studies met all the inclusion criteria. In most reports, acupuncture had significant positive effects on the course of Parkinson's disease. Furthermore, there were no serious adverse events associated with acupuncture in any of the studies. In addition to the acupuncture methods that showed effectiveness in previous studies, various types of acupuncture have been used to treat sub-symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The outcome measures were subdivided through individual symptom evaluation and mechanical analysis. Follow-up assessments were also performed to analyze the continuous effect. Conclusion: In the clinical studies conducted over the last five years, many studies investigated the various types of acupuncture used to treat Parkinson's disease and the segmentation and diversification of outcome measures focusing on individual symptoms, and a new approach for excluding placebo effects through follow-up studies has been made. Further attempts like these are needed to overcome methodological flaws in studies on the effects of acupuncture on Parkinson's disease.
Keywords
Parkinson disease; Acupuncture; Placebo effect;
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