With a healthy dose of skepticism.... Here is some info about a discussion
group:
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This listserv is intended to provide a cyber-support-group consisting of
persons with Parkinson's
Disease who are being treated via Tui Na and acupuncture
treatments by practitioners following the
protocols published by Janice Walton-Hadlock.
The current issue of American Journal of Acupuncture,
1999;27(1/2): 31-49 article 'Primary
Parkinson's Disease: The Use of Tuina and Acupuncture in
Accord With an Evolving Hypothesis of
its Cause from the Perspective of Chinese Traditional
Medicine - Part 2' by Janice Walton-Hadlock
is recommended reading.
You are also urged to peruse the website:
http://www.pdtreatment.com/
practitioners are invited to join this listserv group
which will be restricted to members accepted by
the moderator.
Members: 49
For more information:
http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/PDrecoverers
The group is at http://www.egroups.com/group/PDrecoverers
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Joan Hartman wrote:
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> Would the person who submitted this question please contact me off-list at
> [log in to unmask] thanks, Joan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Private <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Ask the Doctor <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:39 AM
> Subject: Re: A PATIENT'S HANDBOOK BY JANICE WALTON-HADLOCK
>
> > ***A message from Ask the Doctor***
> > answer
> > the question appears below
> > i do not know of a parkinson center in santa cruz
> > when i was in china last year the most effective treatment for
> > parkinson disease was sinemet if acupuncture were a cure for parkinson
> > disease it would be widely known acupuncture is not a cure for parkinson
> > disease
> > abe lieberman
> > > I HAVE JUST READ A PATIENT'S HANDBOOK OF RECOVERY FROM PARKINSONS BY
> JANICE
> > > WALTON-HADLOCK AT 343 SOQUEL AVE, SANTA CRUZ CALIF. SHE EVIDENTLY WORKS
> AT
> > > THE PARKINSONS DISEASE TREATMENT CENTER THERE. RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE
> > > USING ACCUPUNCTURE TO TREAT PARKINSONS. WOULD YOU MIND GIVING YOUR
> > > COMMENTS ON THIS. THANKS SO MUCH.
> >
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