Analysis of patellar reflex in Parkinson disease patients after an acupuncture treatment protocol – Case series study
Our findings suggest that the acupuncture protocol used may lead to a cumulative improvement in efficacy of patellar reflex in patients with Parkinson's disease. However, further in-depth research, including a statistical evaluation with a larger participant pool, is necessary to validate and confirm these promising preliminary results.
Authors
- Catarina Ramos Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6796-1533)
- Bruno Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5200-9432)
- Rubim Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7394-7604)
- Jorge Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4570-5445)
- Maria Begoña Criado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1750-5614)
- Henry Johannes Greten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-4584)
- Maria João Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9573-2308)
- Ana Mafalda Reis
Institutions
- German Society of Surgery (DE)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário (PT)
- Technologies pour la Santé (FR)
- Hospital Pedro Hispano (PT)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Heidelberg Engineering (Germany) (DE)
- Polytechnic Institute of Porto (PT)
- Instituto Piaget (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prdoa.2025.100324
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39