Acupuncture treatment of Parkinson's disease --a report of 29 cases.

Zhuang X, Wang L.

Second Clinical College, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province.

Abstract
It can be concluded that acupuncture possesses definite therapeutic effectiveness for Parkinson's disease, which is mainly represented by improvement in the clinical symptoms and signs, delaying of the disease's progression, decrease in the dosage of anti-parkinsonian drug, and expectant treatment of the complications and symptoms induced by the drug side-effects.

Acupuntura tratamento da doena de Parkinson - um relatrio de 29 casos. Zhuang X, Wang L. Colgio Clnicas Segunda, da Universidade de Nanjing da Medicina Tradicional Chinesa e Farmcia, Nanjing 210029, provncia de Jiangsu. Resumo Pode-se concluir que a acupuntura possui eficcia teraputica definitiva para a doena de Parkinson, que representado principalmente pela melhora dos sintomas e sinais clnicos, atrasando de progresso da doena, a diminuio da dose de drogas anti-parkinsonianos, e tratamento expectan te das complicaes e sintomas induzidos pela droga efeitos colaterais.