Acupuncture for Alzheimer's Disease

Older people usually suffer from alzheimer’s disease, which is the condition when one lack of thinking and language skills, and also behavioral changes. The condition known as Alzheimer's disease usually progressive. 1 Not only progressive, this condition also irreversible. Most people begin to suffer this disease at their mid-60s. 2 Alzheimer’s disease bring many symptoms, which are memory and vision loss, unable to plan and solve problem easily, difficult to completing familiar task, forget where items placed, etc. 3 Alzheimer's disease is caused by the damage in human brain. This damage affects the the structure and function of particular brain areas. Sometimes also found some degree of vascular damage in brain. 4 Other cause of this condition would be a medication, head trauma, and also lack of sleeping. 5 Acupuncture treat Alzheimer’s disease by improving verbal and motor skills and altering mood and cognitive function. 6 The course of acupuncture treatment usually done 2-3 times per week for 3 months. In addition to the acupuncture, LI17 1 About Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Foundation http://www.alzfdn.org/AboutAlzheimers/definition.ht 2 About Alzheimer's Disease: Alzheimer's Basics, NIH https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/topics/alzheimer 3 Alzheimer's disease, Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases- 4 Causes of Alzheimer's disease, NHS.uk http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Alzheimers- 5 5 Surprising Causes Of Alzheimer's Disease, http://www.prevention.com/health/causes-alzheimers 6 Treating Alzheimer’s Symptoms with Acupuncture, http://www.alzheimers.net/11-19-14-acupuncture- 7 Acupuncture and Alzheimer’s Disease, http://www.acupuncture-online.com/alzheimers.htm