We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Acupuncture in the treatment of HTLV-I-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic Paraparesis.
- Authors
Shoeibi, Ali; Mojtabavi, SeyedJavad; Boostani, Reza; Sheikh Andalibi, Mohammad Sobhan; Rafatpanah, Houshang; Etemadi, Mohammadmahdi; Poursina, Zohreh; Ghahremani, Amirali
- Abstract
We investigate the possible effects of acupuncture on the improvement of neurological problems in HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP)disease. Twenty patients with HAM/TSP were studied in this pre and post-test clinical trial. Urinary incontinence, global motor disability, spasticity, and pain severity were evaluated before, one month, and three-month after the intervention. Analyses demonstrated a significant reduction of urinary symptoms one month after acupuncture (P = 0.023). A significant improvement was observed in patients' pain and the spasticity at the upper extremity joints, one and three-month after the intervention (P < 0.05). This study suggests that body acupuncture can be used as a complementary treatment to improve HAM/TSP neurological symptoms.
- Subjects
PARAPARESIS; ACUPUNCTURE; SPINAL cord diseases; URINARY incontinence; SPASTICITY
- Publication
Journal of NeuroVirology, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 3, p415
- ISSN
1355-0284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13365-019-00805-3