Brodmann Area 6 is the most important area for treating Parkinson's Disease.  Image by Brodmann, via Wikimedia Commons

Brodmann Area 6 is the most important area for treating Parkinson's Disease.  Image by Brodmann, via Wikimedia Commons

The most important Neuro-Acupuncture (NAc) treatment area for Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the Tremor & Chorea Area located on the supplementary motor area (SMA) of the frontal cortex, equivalent to Brodmann Area 6. Here's the reason:

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a movement disorder resulting from dopamine deficiency in the basal ganglia. Specifically it interferes with the initiation of voluntary movement by reducing the activity of the supplementary motor area (SMA) in the frontal cortex and the motor loop of the basal ganglia. The impulse for voluntary action starts at the SMA, is then transmitted to the basal ganglia (putamen and internal pallidum), then to the thalamus, and finally back to the SMA:

SMA → putamen → internal pallidum → thalamus → SMA

In default mode the entire basal ganglia output is inhibitory. Dopamine, acting on different types of dopamine receptors, strategically produces inhibitive and disinhibitive effects on this system output. The net result is a properly modulated signal to the thalamus and the SMA to allow for the performance of normal voluntary action. Dopamine deficiency in PD does not allow this to happen.

Tremor, a common symptom of PD, is regarded as difficult to treat but Neuro-Acupuncture (NAc) handles it very well. NAc can usually calm or even stop tremor within minutes into a treatment.

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