Electro-acupuncture for Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease

Acupuncture is an alternative medicine methodology that treats patient by various techniques including inserting small, thin needles at specific points of body. Electroacupuncture (EA), like the name implies, combines classical acupuncture and low electric current running through the needles, which are often used to enhance a treatment.

Three-dimensional acceleration and angular velocity of shanks, thighs and the trunk were measured using wearable sensors each included a triaxial accelerometer and a triaxial gyroscope (LEGSys™ and BalanSens™ - BioSensics, Boston, MA)