Acupuncture application for neurological disorders

Hyangsook LeeAcupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea; Department of Meridian and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Sang Ji University, Wonju 220-702, Korea

Hi-Joon ParkAcupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea; TKM Research Group, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea; Department of Meridian and Acupuncture, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea

Jongbae ParkAcupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea; Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School, Osher Institute, Landmark Center, 401 Park Drive, Suite 22A-West, Boston, MA 02215, USA

Mi-Ja KimTKM Research Group Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea

MeeSuk HongTKM Research Group Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea

JongSoo YangDepartment of Small and Medium Business Innovation Center ITEP, Seoul 135-080, Korea

SunMi ChoiDepartment of Medical Research Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 305-811, Korea

Hyejung LeeAcupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea; TKM Research Group, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea; Department of Meridian and Acupuncture, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea

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Abstract

Background: Acupuncture has been widely used for a range of neurological disorders. Despite its popularity, the evidence to support the use of acupuncture is contradictory.

Methods: This review was designed to summarize and to evaluate the available evidence of acupuncture for neurological disorders.

Results: Most of the reviewed studies suffer from lack of methodological rigor. Owing to paucity and poor quality of the primary studies, no firm conclusion could be drawn on the use of acupuncture for epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, ataxic disorders, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal cord injury. For stroke rehabilitation, the evidence from recent high-quality trials and previous systematic reviews is not convincing.

Conclusion: More rigorous trials are warranted to establish acupuncture's role in neurological disorders.

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