Clinical experience of Qin's eight scalp needles for treatment of Parkinson's disease.
- Author:
Jun DONG
;
Hua-Shun CUI
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
history;
methods;
China;
Female;
History, 20th Century;
History, 21st Century;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Parkinson Disease;
history;
therapy;
Scalp
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2014;34(5):491-494
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The eight scalp needles, founded by Professor QIN Liang-fu, and its clinical experience for treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) are introduced. Based on his years of clinical experience, it is proposed by Professor QIN that the Governor Vessel is mainly for miscellaneous disease and disease of limbs. Combined with distribution of cephalic motor region and meridian, an acupuncture treatment plan that is full of innovativeness is proposed, which is called Qin's eight scalp needles. It includes bilateral Fengchi (GB 20), Shuaigu (GB 8), Toulinqi (GB 15) as well as Yintang (GV 29) and Baihui (GV 20), mainly for treatment of nervous system diseases, such as PD and multiple sclerosis and so on. Besides, some outpatient cases are introduced to explain that eight scalp needle could alleviate the progression of PD, improve patients' motor, cognitive and affective disorders, reduce the suffering of patients, and improve the patient's quality of life.
