Cheung Chun Luke
Aim:
To observe the efficacy of Eaulier rehabilitation therapies in treating Parkinson's disease.
Methods:
From September 2013 to December 2015, 44 patients with primary Parkinson's disease were treated with Eaulier rehabilitation therapies. The changes in the patients’ symptoms and signs, including resting tremor, stiffness, bradykinesia, postural and gait abnormalities, facial expressions, fine hand movements, insomnia, as well as constipation, were observed, and efficacy of the therapies was evaluated based on the symptoms, signs and Webster ratings. Data obtained were statistically processed. Measurement data was analyzed with t-test and enumeration data with x2-test. If p＜ 0.05, there are significant differences.
Keywords:
Eaulier, rehabilitation, rehabilitation hospital, Parkinson's disease, micro-current, low- and intermediate- frequency current
Results:
After treatment, the patients’ symptoms and signs, including resting tremor, stiffness, bradykinesia, postural and gait abnormalities, dull facial expressions, inflexible fine hand movements, insomnia, as well as constipation, have all shown rather remarkable improvement. Their ADL levels have increased significantly, standing at 71.76±8.13 before and 90.97± 9.57 after treatment (p＜0.01). Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) results were 26.84±2.22 before and 27.66±1.23 after treatment (p＜0.05). Webster’s evaluation results were 13.85±4.76 before and 7.89 ±2.31 after treatment (p＜0.01). Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale was 51.99±7.37 before and 50.75±7.68 after treatment (p＞0.05). Symptoms and signs such as dull facial expressions, inflexible fine hand movements, insomnia and constipation have all shown rather remarkable improvement.