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Patient Summary:
Parkinson's Disease affects the central nervous system. Symptoms of this disease include stiffness of muscles, tremors, slowness of movement, and lack of balance. The walk of many Parkinson's Disease patients often has a decreased arm swing with short, shuffling steps. The presence of depression prior to any traditional symptoms of Parkinson's Disease is so common that many physicians are now considering depression as an early sign of Parkinson's Disease.
Physician Summary:Clinical experience has shown that STS treatments are effective in decreasing the morbidity of Parkinson's Disease. This is probably mostly due to an increase of VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide). As demonstrated in a case study below, the patient not only subjectively improved but also objectively improved. The plasma VIP level was increased, handwriting normalized, tremors decreased, walking normalized, memory functions improved, the Parkinson's Unified Rating Scale decreased dramatically, and the heart rate variability normalized.
A Case Study of a recent Parkinson's Disease Patient
The patient related that shortly following his retirement from work in 1990, he became extremely depressed. Several years later, he began to notice tremors and was diagnosed as having Parkinson's Disease in 1996, by his neurologist. He was given oral medications and his tremors decreased. However, the patient continued to have tremors and other autonomic nervous system dysfunction symptoms became increasingly apparent. Overall, he began to have a decreasing quality of life.
The patient was seen in our clinic and objective testing (noninvasive vascular testing, Neurometer testing, and X-Rays) all showed changes consistent with an autonomic nervous system dysfunction. The heart rate variability testing was performed before and after his first treatment. This test was repeated approximately 8 weeks later. Although the first treatment did not show a decrease in the heart rate variability, the follow-up testing showed a significant decrease. Most significantly, a Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale was determined as of 8/12/02 and a follow-up on 10/8/02. The rating prior to beginning treatment was 17. After 10 weeks of treatment the rating was 6. The improvement was as follows:
8/12/02 10/8/02
Moderate intellectual impairment Mild intellectual impairment
Periods of depression No depression
Disinterest in elective activities Normal
Occasional choking Normal swallowing
Moderately small handwriting Slight handwriting abnormality
Somewhat slow cutting food Normal
Hand tremor slight Tremor absent
Slow arising from chair Normal
Dyskinesias 1-25% No Dyskinesias
Abnormal sleep Normal sleep
On the patient's first visit, he received a home STS unit and has been treated with once or twice a day STS treatments, since August 12, 2002. Subjectively, the patient has had remarkable improvement. The patient reports that now he is able to "think better", move better, and live better. The patient also states that he has less pain, more flexibility, sleeps better, and has more energy than he has in many years.
Additionally, the patient says that he has been able to read a newspaper for the first time in years. The patient states that, prior to treatment, he was unable to remember the beginning of the article by the time he reached the end of the article.
The patient has provided handwriting samples on a weekly basis. There is a definite improvement in these samples. Additionally, the patient's wife had to remind him of his address on the first visit. On subsequent visits, the patient was able to remember his address without help. The patient's wife reports that; since beginning treatment, her husband is now is enjoying life, rather than just existing.
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