Parkinson's Disease and Complementary Therapies

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Consider Manual Therapy to Decrease Your Parkinson's Disease Symptoms

7-09 Parkinson's Disease and Complementary Medicine

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's disease. It affects 1.5 million Americans or approximately 1% of the population over 50. "There is a worldwide increase in disease prevalence due to the increasing age of human populations." (Ebadi, 2001).

Medical doctors don’t often refer people with Parkinson’s disease to manual therapists or for complementary medical treatment, yet there is evidence from the medical literature that hands-on therapies can be a cost effective way to efficiently manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s........Buy This Issue Today.

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References

Parkinson's Disease and Manual Therapy

1. Ebadi, M., P. Govitrapong, et al. (2001). "Ubiquinone (coenzyme q10) and mitochondria in oxidative stress of parkinson's disease." Biol Signals Recept 10(3-4): 224-53.

2. Red Herring Magazine No 105, October 2001, pg. 56

3. Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, March 2002 pg 62-63

4. The life of Sally Carlson, who developed Parkinson's disease while in her late 40's. Her story is told in PBS Home Video "The Secret Life of the Brain."

Parkinson's Disease Options from the Field of Manual Therapy and CAM

1. Svircev, A., L. H. Craig, et al. (2005). "A pilot study examining the effects of neuromuscular therapy on patients with Parkinson's disease." J Am Osteopath Assoc 105(1): 26. from www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/105/1/26

2. Rivera-Martinez, S., M. R. Wells, et al. (2002). "A retrospective study of cranial strain patterns in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease." J Am Osteopath Assoc 102(8): 417-22. from www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/abstract/102/8/417

3. Wells, M. R., S. Giantinoto, et al. (1999). "Standard osteopathic manipulative treatment acutely improves gait performance in patients with Parkinson's disease." J Am Osteopath Assoc 99(2): 92-8. from www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/abstract/99/2/92

4. Elster, E. L. (2000). "Upper cervical chiropractic management of a patient with Parkinson's disease: a case report." J Manip Physiol Ther 23(8): 573-7. from www.erinelster.com/Articles/parkinsons_article%20_10_00.html

5. Formisano, R., L. Pratesi, et al. (1992). "Rehabilitation and Parkinson's disease." Scand J Rehabil Med 24(3): 157-60. from www.ncpad.org/refs/journals/index.php?id=17756&letter=&PHPSESSID=6e13270f514edc465441bc446779d016

6. Deane, K. H., C. Ellis-Hill, et al. (2002). "Systematic review of paramedical therapies for PD." Mov Disord 17(5): 984-91. from www.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/93513264/ABSTRACT?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

7. Schmitz-Hübsch, T., D. Pyfer, et al. (2006). "Qigong exercise for the symptoms of PD: a randomized, controlled pilot study." Mov Dis 21(4):543. from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

8. Burnham, K. (2006). The effect of Integrative Manual Therapy on the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, PhD Dissertation in Integrative Medicine (August 2006) Westbrook University. Abstract from www.mytherapypractice.com/

9. Alves, G., T. Wentzel-Larsen, et al. (2005). "Progression of motor impairment and disability in Parkinson disease: a population-based study." Neurology 65(9): 1436-41. from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16275832&dopt=Abstract

10. Ernst, E. and P. H. Canter (2003). "The Alexander technique: a systematic review of controlled clinical trials." Forsch Komplementarmed Klass Naturheilkd 10(6): 325-9. from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14707481

11. Stallibrass, C., P. Sissons, et al. (2002). "Randomized controlled trial of the Alexander technique for idiopathic PD." Clin Rehabil 16(7): 695-708. from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids

Parkinson's Disease and Reflex Point Based Therapies

1. Deuschl, G. and C. Goddemeier (1998). "Spontaneous and reflex activity of facial muscles in dystonia, Parkinson's disease, and in normal subjects." J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 64(3): 320-4.

2. Jiang, X. M., Y. Huang, et al. (2006). "[Effect of electro-scalp acupuncture on cerebral dopamine transporter in the striatum area of the patient of Parkinson's disease by means of single photon emission computer tomography]." Zhongguo Zhen Jiu 26(6): 427-30.

3. Duval, C., D. Lafontaine, et al. (2002). "The effect of Trager therapy on the level of evoked stretch responses in patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity." J Manipulative Physiol Ther 25(7): 455-64.

4. Jones, C. and C. Herbert (2007). Reflex Therapy, The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy: http://www.csp.org.uk/director/physiotherapyexplained/complementaryhealth/reflextherapy.cfm

5. Parkinsonism Treated by Foot Reflex Zone Massage. 1993 China Reflexology Symposium Report, Beijing, China Reflexology Association, page 10. Wu, D. and The Treatment of Parkinsonism with Foot Reflexotherapy Combined with Limb Movement. 1998 China Reflexology Symposium Report, Beijing: China Reflexology Association, pages 20-23. Zhou, X. and Zhou, G. www.reflexologyresearch.net

6. Lesho, E. P. (1999). "An overview of osteopathic medicine." Arch Fam Med 8(6): 477-84.

7. Giammatteo, T. and S. Weiselfish-Giammatteo (1997). Integrative manual therapy for the autonomic nervous system and related disorders: utilizing advanced strain and counterstrain technique. Berkeley, Calif., North Atlantic Books. www.CenterIMT.com

8. Wheeler, L. (2004). "Advanced Strain Counterstrain." Massage Therapy Journal 43 Winter(4): from www.amtamassage.org/journal/winter05_journal/mtjWinter05.html

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