A pilot clinical trial to objectively assess the efficacy of electroacupuncture on gait in patients with parkinson's disease using body worn sensors
BACKGROUND: Gait disorder, a key contributor to fall and poor quality of life, represents a major therapeutic challenge in Parkinson's disease (PD). The efficacy of acupuncture for PD remains unclear, largely due to methodological flaws and lack of studies using objective outcome measures.
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
May 26, 2016
|
| In: |
PLOS ONE
Year: 2016, Volume: 11, Issue: 5 |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0155613 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155613
|
| Author Notes: | Hong Lei, Nima Toosizadeh, Michael Schwenk, Scott Sherman, Stephan Karp, Esther Sternberg, Bijan Najafi |
| Summary: | BACKGROUND: Gait disorder, a key contributor to fall and poor quality of life, represents a major therapeutic challenge in Parkinson's disease (PD). The efficacy of acupuncture for PD remains unclear, largely due to methodological flaws and lack of studies using objective outcome measures. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Gesehen am 14.08.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0155613 |