Scientific Proof to How your Body react to Acupuncture - Alzheimer's Disease
Regular sessions of Acupuncture is effective in treating Alzheimer’s Disease and its accompanying symptoms.
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent cause of dementia, is characterized as a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative, severe and incurable disorder. AD is associated with memory loss and cognition impairment accompanied by abnormal behavior and changed personality.
It is estimated that nearly 40 million people mostly older than 60 years have dementia worldwide, and this figure is projected to reach over 115 million by 2050, and making it one of the most threat to elderly health and presenting one of the biggest healthcare issues.
Presently, there are still no treatments available to slow down or stop the damage and destruction of neurons and disease progression effectively, although the current medications used to treat AD are able to alleviate the symptoms.
Acupuncture is a unique nonpharmacologic treatment which protects neurons from degeneration and promotes axonal regeneration in neurodegenerative diseases such as AD. In recent years, increasing evidence show that acupuncture to be an effective and safe way to treat AD.
Conclusion: The studies assessed in the current meta-analysis show that acupuncture alone was better than conventional western medicines for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Conclusion: Acupuncture produced more specific brain changes with both activated and deactivated brain activities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. The study verified the objective evidence for neuronal specificity of acupuncture in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment patients.
Conclusion: Neuroimaging methods suggest that acupoint specificity is a significant factor impacting brain responses. However, the synergistic effects of different combined acupoints, which can reinforce or weaken one another, can also activate different brain areas and impact therapeutic effects of acupuncture.
Further reading:
Everything you need to know about Acupuncture
Nervous System Disorders Management with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Scientific Proof to How Your Body React to Acupuncture - Aging
Scientific Proof to How Your Body React to Acupuncture - Insomnia
