Therapeutic Observation of Warm Needling for Chronic Prostatitis Due to Kidney-yang Deficiency
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.07.0820
- VernacularTitle:温针灸治疗肾阳虚损型慢性前列腺炎疗效观察
- Author:
Guizhi MA
;
Lei CHEN
;
Xinxin FENG
;
Yi ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture-moxibustion;
Prostatitis;
Needle warming therapy;
Kidney-yang deficiency
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2016;35(7):820-822
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of warm needling in treating chronic prostatitis due to kidney-yang deficiency.Method Seventy-eight patients with chronic prostatitis due to kidney-yang deficiency were randomized into a treatment group of 40 cases and a control group of 38 cases. The treatment group was intervened by warm needling, while the control group was by oral administration of Terazosin hydrochloride tablets. The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and white blood cell (WBC) count in prostatic fluid were observed before and after treatment, and the clinical efficacies were compared.Result The total effective rate was 92.5% in the treatment group versus 76.3% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The NIH-CPSI scores and WBC counts were significantly changed in both groups after treatment (P<0.05). After treatment, the NIH-CPSI score of the treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in comparing the WBC count between the two groups after treatment (P>0.05).Conclusion Warm needling is an effective approach in treating chronic prostatitis due to kidney-yang deficiency.
