Development and effectiveness of a self-care support model using acupuncture stimulation for swallowing dysphagia in Parkinson's disease

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K10430
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 57080:Social dentistry-related
• Research Institution: Niigata University of Health and Welfare (2023); Meiji University of Integrative Medicine (2019-2022)
• Principal Investigator: Shimpei Fukuda 新潟医療福祉大学, リハビリテーション学部, 講師 (30641998)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: パーキンソン病 / 嚥下障害 / 円皮鍼 / セルフケア / 経穴

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Self-care using a combination of circular skin acupuncture and swallowing exercises was performed on 10 patients with Parkinson's disease for 4 weeks. With self-care, EAT-10 (subjective swallowing function) increased from 6.5 ± 6.8 (before intervention) to 3.1 ± 3.6 (after intervention) to 4.1 ± 6.8 (after follow-up), oral diadochokinesis increased from 59.4 ± 9.9 (before intervention) to 66.1 ± 11.7 (after intervention) to 65.5 ± 12.2 (After follow-up) and glucose concentration (bite strength) was 209.8±102.7 (before intervention) to 256.121.4 (after intervention), a statistically significant change. The results suggest that a self-care program using acupuncture and swallowing exercises may be effective in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Free Research Field

鍼灸医療

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

パーキンソン病患者の円皮鍼と嚥下体操の組み合わせによる４週間のセルフケアを実施し、その効果を検討した。セルフケアによって、EAT-10は改善し、オーラルディアドコキネシスは増加し、グルコース濃度すなわち咬合力が増加した。今回の結果から、円皮鍼と嚥下体操によるセルフケアプログラムは嚥下障害を有するパーキンソン病患者において有効である可能性が示唆された。