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Acupuncture Treatment Report
See also: Moxibustion Heat Therapy
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating needles into specific points on the body. These lie on 'chi meriridans', lines of energy flowing through the body from specific organs. Acupuncture aims to disrupt blockages of chi energy that accumulate in these points to improve health.
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Reasons had
42 patients in the community are having or have had Acupuncture.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat Parkinson's | 20 | 47% |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 5 | 11% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| General health | 4 | 9% |
| Stress | 1 | 2% |
| to open flow of energy. Theory energy blockages preceeds physical illness | 1 | 2% |
| Mobility | 1 | 2% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 2% |
| Insomnia | 1 | 2% |
Other procedures patients are having for Treat Parkinson's include Carbidopa-Levodopa, Ropinirole, and Pramipexole.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 25% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 2 |
| Slight | 25% | 1 |
Treat Parkinson's
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 43% | 3 |
| None | 57% | 4 |
Top reported side-effects include: things sometimes get worse before they get better, worsening of symptoms, Fatigue
Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 7)
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- Marshview
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by Marshview
Jun 20, 2009
- EfficacySlight
- Side-effectsMild
- Treat Parkinson's
- Advice/Tips
- I was surprised to learn that my neurologist was completely for Acupuncture.
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0 helpful marks
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- holmesa
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by holmesa
Aug 01, 2009
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Treat Parkinson's
- Advice/Tips
- THIS NOT TRADITIONAL CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE: IT IS 5 ELEMENTS ACUPUNCTURE; ALL THE PRACTITIONERS IN MY CLINIC ARE QUALIFIED (MEDICAL) DOCTORS; IT DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE
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Report created on November 08, 2009.