Abstract:
Acupuncture is a newly trend of complementary treatment for Parkinson's disease. Although its effectiveness on improving motor function has been evidenced in many clinica...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Acupuncture is a newly trend of complementary treatment for Parkinson's disease. Although its effectiveness on improving motor function has been evidenced in many clinical studies, a thorough analysis on these improvements is still needed for figuring out the mechanism of acupuncture. In this study, two shank-mounted inertial measurement units were used to analyze the effects of acupuncture on improving gait in Parkinson's disease. Four subjects with Parkinson's disease were recruited and walking trials were performed before and immediately after their acupuncture treatment. Eleven gait parameters were calculated from the measurements of the IMUs and the changes before and after acupuncture were analyzed by several statistics methods. The results showed that the subjects had obvious improvements on gait normalcy and certain gait parameters after acupuncture treatment.
Date of Conference: 08-12 July 2019
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 17 October 2019
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