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A Case Report of Two Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Treated with Korean Medicine Treatment and Temporomandibular Joint Balancing Therapy (Temporomandibular Joint Balancing Therapy(턱관절 균형요법)를 병행한 한의치료로 호전된 특발성 파킨슨병 환자 2례에 대한 증례보고)

  • Joo-eun Shin;Seung-ho Kim;Jun-young Hur;Young-jun Lee;In-chan Seol;Yoon-sik Kim;Horyong Yoo
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.87-99
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    • 2024
  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It has no cure, but current treatments can relieve symptoms and maintain quality of life. As PD progresses, controlling its symptoms becomes difficult. Here, we present the treatment of two patients with idiopathic PD using traditional Korean medicine (TKM) and temporomandibular joint balancing therapy (TBT). We measured the progress of the two patients using the unified PD rating scale (UPDRS) and the Hoehn and Yahr (HY) scale. Combined treatment of TKM and TBT decreased the total UPDRS score from 52 to 26 after 21 days in case 1, while it decreased the total UPDRS score from 91 to 65 after 20 days in case 2. In both patients, the HY scale score was maintained at 3, and no adverse events were observed. Thus, the combined treatment of TKM and TBT can produce a treatment response in PD patients.

Two Cases of Drug-induced Secondary Parkinsonism Treated with Sasang Constitutional Therapy (사상처방을 활용한 약물 유발성 속발성 파킨슨증 치험 2례)

  • Jung, Sung-Kook;Song, Jeong-Mo
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.109-119
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    • 2012
  • Objectives : This study is about two patients of drug-induced secondary parkinsonism caused by antipsychotic drugs. The purpose of this study is to report the clinical effects of Sasang constitutional medicine. Methods : These two patients were treated by Sasang constitutional herbal medications based on "Donguisusebowon". We evaluated the symptoms through the score of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale(UPDRS). Results and Conclusions : The patients' chief complaints were improved. This study shows that Sasang constitutional herbal medications are an effective treatment for drug-induced secondary parkinsonism patients, but further studies are still necessary.

Long-term Clinical Efficacy on Three Soyang Patients with Parkinson's Disease Improved by Combined Treatment of Korean-Western Medicine (소양인 파킨슨병 환자의 한양방 병행치료 장기 경과관찰 보고 3례)

  • Park, Yu-Gyeong;Lee, Mi-Suk;Kim, So-Hyoung;Bae, Na-Young
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.361-371
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    • 2016
  • Objective This case study was about a long-term clinical effects after using Korean medicine treatment and western treatment in three Soyangin patients with Parkinson's disease. In this study, we reported significant improvement of non-motor and motor symptoms of these patients after Sasang constitutional medicine treatments for more than a year. Method The patients were identified as Soyangin and treated with Yangguksanhwa-tang, Hyeongbangdojeok-san and acupuncture. The Hoehn & Yahr scale, Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) were used to assess the overall function of the patients. And the Global Assessment Scale (GAS) was used to assess the change of chief complaints after the treatments. Result and Conclusion The non-motor and motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease improved after Sasang constitutional medicine and western medicine treatments for more than a year. Furthermore these patients' chief complaints improved without increasing of amount of western medicine (levodopa). In conclusion, this study showed that Sasang constitutional medicine with western medicine can be effective treatment for long-term clinical care of Parkinson's disease.

Effect of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease - A Case Study (침구치료로 호전된 파킨슨 환자 치험 1례)

  • Han, In-sik;Sun, Seung-ho
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.286-291
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    • 2018
  • 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.

Study of 4 Cases with Changes of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, Heart Rate Variability and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease Patients through Whole Body Gi-Hyeol Therapy (전신기혈요법 치료를 통해 Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, Heart Rate Variability 및 삶의 질이 변화된 파킨슨 환자 4례에 대한 증례보고)

  • Mok, Seo-Hee;Lee, Ji-Won;Lee, Tae-Jong;Seo, Jung-Bok;Kim, Kyoung-Ah;Kim, Joe-Young;Park, Byung-Jun;Kim, Dong-Hee
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.71-80
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    • 2021
  • Parkinson's disease is one of the typical neurodegenerative disease and it is caused by the destruction of substantia nigra in brain leading to lack of dopamine secretion, and it presents 4 major motor symptoms such as tremor, bradykinesia, stiffness, postural instability. Furthermore, it causes many non-motor symptoms such as anosmia, REM sleep conduct disorder, orthostatic hypotension, dementia and autonomic ataxia such as lack of adjusting blood pressure, hyperhydrosis, constipation. Dopaminergic therapy is the most commonly used strategy, but long term treatment of levodopa induce various adverse effects. Thus, many people are focusing on new therapies other than established therapies, and there are many tries and approaches with paradigm shift. Our medical team was able to get 4 cases of PD patients who are hospitalized in our hospital, treated by Whole Body Gi-Hyeol Therapy consisting of acupuncture therapy, herbal therapy, and mental therapy, and their conditions improved in perspective of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale(UPDRS), Heart Rate Variability(HRV), and Quality of life. Among all 4 cases, UPDRS score and quality of life score is gotton better, and among 2 cases SDNN, RMS-SD, TP, LF, HF scores are finely increased. And PDQ-39 score which shows quality of life is also improved. However, in spite of these improvements and positive results, there were no meaningful improvement in a hurt from a fall which is important to the aged, muscular atrophy which causes bone fracture and SMI(Skeletal Muscle Mass Index) which is indicator of osteoporosis. Thus, supplementary treatment about Whole Body Gi-Hyeol Therapy such as more active nutrition intervention, safe and effective kinesitherapy is needed, and from now on continuous case reports and systematic clinical research which has control group must be carried out.

Effect of Moxibustion Treatment on UPDRS and Heart Rate Variability in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Patients (특발성 파킨슨병 환자에 대한 뜸치료가 UPDRS 및 심박변이도에 미치는 영향)

  • Park Sang-Min;Lee Sang-Hoon;Jung Ji-cheol;Kim Kun-Hyun;Park Hi-Joon;Lim Sabina;Chang Dae-Il;Lee Yun-ho
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.26 no.2 s.62
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    • pp.176-181
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    • 2005
  • Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of moxibustion on UPDRS and heart rate variability of patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods: Subjects were voluntarily recruited through newspapers and internet. All subjects were confirmed as showing idiopathic Parkinson's disease by a neurologist. Moxibustion therapy was performed 5 times a week by the patient's family at home and once a week by an oriental medical doctor in hospital. Moxibustion points were GV20, CV12, ST36, BL18, and BL20. Intensity was up to pain threshold to prevent patients getting burned. The patient's symptoms were assessed before and after 8 weeks of treatment by unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS). Heart rate variability was measured for 5 minutes before and after the treatments. Results: Total UPDRS scores were significantly improved after 8 weeks compared to pre-treatment (p<0.05). There were significant decrease of mean heart rates (p<0.05) and increase of SDNN and TP (p<0.05) after 8 weeks' moxibustion treatments. There were no significant changes in other components of heart rate variability. Conclusions: This study suggests that moxibustion treatments can be applicable to improve not only symptoms but also heart rate variability in the patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

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Modified constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) for the Elderly With Parkinson's Disease: A Preliminary Study (파킨슨병 노인을 위한 수정된 강제-유도운동치료: 사전연구)

  • Hwang, Su-Jin;Hong, Young-Ju;Yoo, In-Gyu;Jeon, Hye-Seon
    • Physical Therapy Korea
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.70-78
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    • 2009
  • This study was designed to examine a 3-week modified constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) to the less-affected arm of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) would improve function of the more-affected arm in PD. The subjects were 6 institutional older adults with PD and clients of the social welfare facilities. The subjects (2 men, 4 women) ranged in age from 66 to 90 years (mean age 77.2 yrs). Three clinical tests were used to determine the improvement of functional activity between before and after modified CIMT. The tests included Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), and Action Research Arm Test (ARAT). There were significantly differences after the modified CIMT for time performance in WMFT and pinch in ARAT (p<.05), No significant difference was noted after the modified CIMT for UPDRS and functional ability scale in WMFT. Therefore, the modified CIMT might improve time performance and is available to therapeutic program helping them improve functional ability for upper extremity in Parkinson's disease.

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The Effects of Walking and Turning and Treadmill Training on Postural Balance and Walking in People with Parkinson's Disease

  • Bang, Dae-Hyouk;Jeong, Wang-Mo
    • PNF and Movement
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.189-197
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: The aim of our study was to evaluate the therapeutic effects of walking and turning plus treadmill training on the functional balance and walking ability of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods: Twenty-four participants with Stage 1 to 3 ($2.13{\pm}0.64$) PD based on the Hoehn and Yahr scale were randomly allocated to the experimental group (EG) and control group (CG), with 12 participants in each group. The measured outcomes included the motor subscale of the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS-M), the Berg balance scale (BBS), the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, the 10-meter walk test (10MWT), and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Results: Pre-to-post intervention improvements were noted for all the outcome measures for both groups (p < 0.05). Post intervention, there was a significant improvement in the EG compared to the CG for the following measured outcomes (p < 0.05): UPDRS-M (p = 0.021; 95% CI, 0.081-6.519), BBS (p = 0.042; 95% CI, 1.375-4.541), TUG (p = 0.034; 95% CI, -3.315--0.143), 10MWT (p = 0.011; 95% CI, -2.032--0.289), and 6MWT (p = 0.002; 95% CI, 24.39-91.273). Conclusion: Our study suggests that walking and turning plus treadmill training improves balance and walking compared to treadmill training only in patients with PD.

The Effect of Manual Acupuncture Therapy on Symptoms of the Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (특발성 파킨슨병 환자의 증상에 대한 침치료 효과)

  • 하지영;이상훈;인창식;박상민;강중원;장대일;이윤호
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.172-183
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    • 2003
  • Objective : This study was designed to determine whether manual acupuncture therapy is effective for symptoms of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Methods : Nineteen patients consecutively enrolled in this study. The subjects were divided into two groups : the first group (n=12) discontinued antiparkinsonian drug treatment, the second group (n=7) continued antiparkinsonian drug treatment Acupuncture therapy was performed twice a week for 8 weeks. In the first group, the acupuncture was performed after 2 weeks of drug wash-out period. The patient's symptoms were assessed at pre-treatment, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after the acupuncture by unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS), modified Hoehn-Yahr (H-Y) stage, Schwab & England activity of daily living and Freezing of Gait Questionnaire(FOGQ). Results : In the first group that discontinued. antiparkinsonian drug treatment, the total UPDRS scores were significantly improved after 4 weeks (p=0.0l4) and after 8 weeks (p=0.049) compared to the pre-treatment. Particularly, the scores of UPDRS III were significantly improved after 8 weeks (p=0.032). In the second group that continued antiparkinsonian drug treatment, the total UPDRS scores were significantly improved after 4 weeks (p=0.027) and after 8 weeks (p=0.018). Particularly, the scores of UPDRS II were significantly improved after 4 weeks (p=0.042) and after 8 weeks (p=0.043), and UPDRS IV were significantly improved after 8 weeks (p=0.043). The scores of ADL were significantly improved after 8 weeks (p=0.046). Conclusion : This study suggests that manual acupuncture therapy is effective for the improvement of certain symptoms in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

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Application of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment-BIG(LSVT-BIG) Intervention to Improve Motor Functions and Quality of Life in People With Parkinson Disease (파킨슨병 환자에게 Lee Silverman Voice Treatment-BIG(LSVT-BIG) 프로그램의 적용이 운동기능과 삶의 질에 미치는 효과)

  • Park, Kang-Hyun;Kim, Jae-Hwan;Jang, Jong-Sik
    • Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.73-84
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    • 2019
  • Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment-BIG(LSVT-BIG) intervention which consisted of standardized exercise programs and occupation-based activities for people with Parkinson Disease(PD) on motor functions and quality of life Methods: This study applied a one group pretest-posttest design. The experiment was divided into two parts: pre intervention and post intervention period. Before and after LSVT-BIG intervention, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale(UPDRS), Time up and go(TUG), Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39(PDQ-39) were used to measure the participants' motor functions and quality of life. Based on the LSVT-BIG protocol, three participants received 16 one-hour sessions over 4 weeks by a certified occupational therapist. The results were analyzed by using SPSS. Results: There were improvements in UPDRS and TUG. Additionally, PDQ-39 scores decreased in all participants, which means that their quality of life was improved. Conclusions: The study demonstrated positive effects of LSVT-BIG intervention on motor functions and quality of life of patients with PD.