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Acupuncture for Management of Balance Impairment in a Patient with Bipolar Disorder

Author(s) -

Kun Hyung Kim,

Jae Kyu Kim,

Gi Young Yang,

Byung-Ryul Lee,

Seung Hee Noh

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of acupuncture and meridian studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374

H-Index - 32

eISSN - 2093-8152

pISSN - 2005-2901

DOI - 10.1016/j.jams.2012.12.001

Subject(s) - medicine , acupuncture , bipolar disorder , balance (ability) , weakness , physical medicine and rehabilitation , adverse effect , conservative management , physical therapy , psychiatry , surgery , mood , alternative medicine , pathology

A case is reported of unexplained unilateral thigh muscle atrophy and frequent falling with poor response to conventional conservative treatments in a patient with bipolar disorder who self-selected acupuncture treatment as a last resort. The patient experienced gradual improvements in lower extremity weakness and fewer falls during the 8-month treatment. No adverse event or aggravation of the bipolar disorder was observed. These outcomes suggest that acupuncture may be a feasible adjunct for reducing falling and restoring postural balances in patients with bipolar disorder.

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