ZHUANG Li-Xing's Experience for the Treatment of Pain in Parkinson's Disease by Acupuncture
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.12.032
- VernacularTitle:庄礼兴针刺治疗帕金森病疼痛经验
- Author:
Qing LIU
1
;
Jing-Qi FAN
;
Xin LIU
;
Jing-Zi YINGTIAN
;
Li-Xing ZHUANG
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学第一临床医学院,广东广州 510405
- Keywords:
pain in Parkinson's disease;
replenishing qi and blood;
activating qi movement;
tranquilizing mind;
mildly conducting reversed qi and conserving vital essence;
Sishenzhen points;
Shenting(GV24);
Yintang(EX-HN3);
Sanyinjiao(SP6);
ZHUANG Li-Xing
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(12):3306-3310
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pain is one of the common non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease,and about 40%-85%patients with Parkinson's disease have pain symptoms.Professor ZHUANG Li-Xing proposed that pain in Parkinson's disease could be classified under the category of comorbidity of"tremor syndrome"and"pain syndrome",and its pathogenesis is characterized by"deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality,pain due to failure of nourishment and pain due to obstruction".For the treatment of pain in Parkinson's disease,acupuncture therapy is performed usually on the following acupoints:acupuncture on Sishenzhen[the four points 1.5 inches apart from all sides of Baihui(GV20)point],Shenting(GV24),Yintang(EX-HN3)and Sanyinjiao(SP6)was for tonifying the brain and supporting healthy qi,replenishing qi and blood to relieve pain;acupuncture on Hegu(LI4)and Taichong(LR3)with the manipulation of mildly conducting reversed qi and conserving vital essence was for activating qi movement to relieve pain;acupuncture on Shenmen(HT7)and Neiguan(PC6)was for tranquilizing mind,so as to relieve the increased pain due to anxiety and other emotional disorders.Acupuncture for the treatment of pain in Parkinson's disease can achieve the efficacy of treating symptom and root cause simultaneously,relieving the discomforts physically and mentally,thus to relieve patients'pain and improve the quality of life effectively.
