August 12, 2011 - HealthCMi CEUs

Acupuncture Continuing Education

Basal Ganglia and Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease in the Mid-Brain Acupuncture CEU Continuing Education Online The picture above shows the basal ganglia when affected by Parkinson’s disease. The above picture shows a healthy basal ganglia and its pathways. Reference: Photo: Mikael Häggström, based on images by Andrew Gillies/User:Anaru and Patrick J. Lynch.

Acupuncture treats Parkinson’s Disease

New research shows that acupuncture has an antioxidant effect in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Mounting evidence shows that oxidative stress contributes to the progression of Parkinson’s disease. The new research shows that 100 Hz electroacupuncture applied to acupuncture points St36 (ZuSanLi) and Sp6 (SanYinJiao) has a neuroprotective effect on the brain because electroacupuncture is […]