Parkinsons Disease Acupressure treatment

Acupressure points for Parkinsons Disease, Acupressure treatment for Parkinsons Disease, Acupressure reflex points for Parkinsons Disease.

Parkinsons Disease Acupressure treatment

Acupressure points for Parkinsons Disease, Acupressure treatment for Parkinsons Disease, Acupressure reflex points for Parkinsons Disease.

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Acupressure treatment for Parkinson's disease

Parkinsonism is a syndrome consisting of akinesia (loss or imperfection of movements), brady kinesia ( reduced movement ) , rigidity and tremors. It affects both sexes; usually after 60 yrs. Of age. It is a degenerative disease of the brain.

Classification of Parkinsonism:

•  Primary parkinsonism

•  Paralysis agitans or Parkinson's disease or idiopathic Parkinsonism.

•  Secondary (symptomatic)

Causes:

•  Post encephalic

•  Toxins

•  Drugs

•  Ischemia (loss of blood supply)

•  Tumor

•  Parkinsonism plus (degenerative disorders)

•  Wilson's disease

•  Hutington's disease

Symptoms of Parkinsonism:

•  Trembling of wrists, fingers, sometimes of jaw, head or lower limbs.

•  Rigidity – due to hypertonned muscles.

•  Hypokonesis/akinesia – slowness of movement, difficulty in initiating a movement. Face looks blank and expressionless.

•  Stooped or bent posture with a tendency to fall.

•  Difficulty in maintaining balance while standing or sitting.

•  Speech is of low volume and monotonous.

•  Dribbling of saliva.

Accupressure treatment :

Du channel all points.

Ex 6

LI 4, 11

St 36, 41, 44

TW 5

UB channel all points for increased salivation.

St 4 (towards St 6), 40

Sp 9

Ex 5

CV 23, 24

Reflex points: spinal column, brain, pituitary & all glands, kidney.