How To Manage Akinesia

Acupuncture Therapy

Peripheral stimulation is applied to the nervous system at its endpoint. Acupuncture and electrical stimulation have been used for this stimulation purpose. The idea is simple. If akinesia occurs at the end of the nerve pathway, why not stimulate the afferent pathways to try to affect the efferent pathways back at their starting point? Many original studies have been done to assess the efficacy of acupuncture therapy, but evidence of real success in dealing with maladies like akinesia is mixed, primarily because of poor study designs. Electrical stimulation at the spinal column may also have some merit, but further study is required.