Progress in traditional Chinese medicine and rehabilitation for dysphagia in Parkinson’s disease

CHEN Miao, HUANG Jianping

Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation ›› 2020, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3) : 121-128.

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Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation ›› 2020, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3) : 121-128. DOI: 10.12022/jnnr.2020-0040
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Progress in traditional Chinese medicine and rehabilitation for dysphagia in Parkinson’s disease

  • CHEN Miao1, HUANG Jianping2
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Abstract

Dysphagia in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by high incidence rate, hidden early symptoms, and low recognition rate, which can easily lead to complications such as aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition, affecting patients’ quality of life. The use of effective screening tools and objective instrument examinations is helpful for early identification of swallowing damage patterns, and provides the basis for individualized treatment including drug therapy, surgery and rehabilitation for dysphagia in PD. Based on the theory of holism, syndrome differentiation and disease differentiation, and meridian and acupoint theory, traditional Chinese medicine has certain advantages in the treatment of dysphagia in PD. Comprehensive rehabilitation and traditional Chinese medicine therapy are combined to optimize the treatment. This paper reviews the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of dysphagia in PD and the progress in treatment with traditional Chinese medicine, in order to provide help for neurologists, speech and swallowing therapist and other clinicians in the management of dysphagia in PD in clinical practice.

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Parkinson’s disease /  Dysphagia  /  Rehabilitation  /  Traditional Chinese medicine

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CHEN Miao, HUANG Jianping. Progress in traditional Chinese medicine and rehabilitation for dysphagia in Parkinson’s disease[J]. Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation. 2020, 16(3): 121-128 https://doi.org/10.12022/jnnr.2020-0040

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2019 Basic Medical and Health Science and Technology Project of Wenzhou Basic Scientific Research Program (Y201990044)
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