| Titre : | Acute effects of acupuncture in balance and gait of Parkinson disease patients ? A preliminary study (2021) |
| Auteurs : | Catarina Ramos Pereira ; Maria Begoña Criado ; Jorge Pereira Machado ; Carlos Trigo Pereira ; Maria João Santos |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (Vol. 45, November 2021) |
| Article en page(s) : | 9 p. |
| Note générale : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101479 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Démarche ; Maladie de Parkinson ; Medecine traditionnelle chinoise ; Thérapie par acupuncture |
| Mots-clés: | Modèle de Heidelberg |
| Résumé : | Introduction Balance and gait disorders are relevant symptoms in the quality of life of Parkinson's patients. Currently, there is no therapy to reverse or treat this condition. Acupuncture treatment is believed to improve motor ability through the cortico-basal-thalamus-cortical-ganglia. Aim To investigate qualitatively the acute effect of acupuncture on balance and gait in Parkinson's disease in 7 patients. Methods This is a randomized and controlled crossover study. The same individual patient was part of both, experimental (real acupuncture) and control group (false acupuncture/sham), and the sequence was randomized. Balance and gait parameters were measured at two different moments, before and after treatment, using four force platforms as well as the collection of 3D markers positions taken by 11 cameras. Images were analyzed using Qualisys Track Manager software that let us extract data related to the quality of gait and balance. Results Statistically significant differences were found in gait speed (p = 0.016), gait cadence (p = 0.006), support base width (p = 0.0001), medio-lateral oscillation (p = 0.017), left-right step length (p = 0.0002), and stride length: right-right (p = 0.0000) and left-left (p = 0.0018), time of left support phase (p = 0.029), right support phase (p = 0.025) and double support phase (p = 0.015), between the initial and final moments for the experimental group. Differences in right-left stride length were found for both groups. Conclusion Our results suggest that the acupuncture protocol used objectively could improve gait in Parkinson disease patients. A deep research involving a statistical evaluation supported on a larger number of voluntaries should be accomplished to confirming these promising preliminary results. |
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