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Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of moxibustion on UPDRS and heart rate variablity of patients with Parkinson's disease Methods: Subjects were voluntarily recruited by newspapers and internet. All the subjects were confirmed as idiopathic parkinson's disease by a neurologist. The moxibustion therapy was performed 5 times a week by patient's family at home and once a week by oriental medical doctor at hospital. Moxibustion points were GV20, CV12, ST36, BL18, BL20. Intensity was up to pain threshold according to patients not to get burned. The patient's symptoms were assessed before and after 8 weeks treatments by unified Parkinson's disease rating scale(UPDRS). Heart rate variability was measured for 5 minutes before and after 8 weeks treatments. Results: Total UPDRS scores were significantly improved after 8 weeks compared to the pre-treatment(p<0.05). There were significant decrease of mean heart rates(p<0.05) and increase of SDNN, TP(p<0.05) after 8 weeks' moxibustion treatments. But there were no significant changes in other components of heart rate variability. Conclusion: This study suggests that moxibustion treatments can be applicable to improve not only symptoms but also heart rate variability in the patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
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