Clinical Observation of Fire-needle Acupuncture for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.12.1445
- VernacularTitle:火针治疗前列腺增生症临床观察
- Author:
Chen LI
- Keywords:
Prostatic hypertrophy;
Benign prostatic hyperplasia;
Fire-needle therapy;
To tonify kidney yang and unblock stagnation;
Residual urine volume;
International Prostatic Symptom Score (I-PSS)
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2016;35(12):1445-1447
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy of fire-needle acupuncture in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Method Sixty subjects were randomized into two groups by using the sealed envelope method. The control group was intervened by conventional medications; after classified into four syndrome types, down diffusion of damp-heat, liver qi stagnation, turbid stagnation and kidney qi deficiency, the treatment group was majorly treated with fire-needle acupuncture in addition to filiform-needle acupuncture. Fire-needle acupuncture was performed at Guanyuan (CV4), Qugu (CV2) and bilateral Dahe (KI12), once a week, for continuous 6 months; the filiform-needle acupuncture was majorly at Baihui (GV20) and Qihai (CV6) with adjunctive points modified according to different syndromes, twice a week, 8 sessions as a treatment course, for 5 courses in total. Result The improved rate was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05);the residual urine volume was significantly changed after the intervention in both groups (P<0.01), and the decrease in the treatment group was more significant than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Fire-needle acupuncture can improve the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and lower the residual urine volume.
