I am excited by this news, especially because of the fact that, in China, 2 medical systems are officially recognised and practiced in synergy, these being the traditional Chinese medicine and western medical science.

China develops therapeutic apparatus for Parkinson's disease

" Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a noninvasive method which causes depolarization in the brains' neurons so as to restore the functions of brain nerves.

The apparatus consists of three parts, namely brain wave stimulator, field effect cap and multiplier, said Sun.

Clinical tests over more than 100 patients showed that the apparatus had a 70 percent success rate in reducing the disease's symptoms, according to Wang Aili, planning manager of AMA. "