Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Electroacupuncture in Treating Mild-moderate Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.08.0956
- VernacularTitle:电针对轻、中度女性压力性尿失禁的防治效应研究
- Author:
Wenguang HOU
;
Shuren MING
;
Kangmin TANG
;
Rui SHEN
;
Yuelai CHEN
- Keywords:
Electroacupuncture;
Pelvic floor muscle training;
Urinary incontinence;
Stress;
Preventive and therapeutic effect
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(8):956-959
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate and verify the preventive and therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) plus pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in treating mild-moderate female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Method By adopting a single-blind randomized controlled design, eighty-two SUI patients were randomized into an observation group of 40 cases and a control group of 42 cases. The observation group was intervened by EA plus PFMT, while the control group only received PFMT. Before the treatment and after 4-week treatment, the 1 h urine leakage amount, Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICI-Q-SF) and improvement rate were evaluated in the two groups, to analyze the effects of the two methods in improving mild-moderate SUI. Result For mild SUI patients, the 1 h urine leakage amount and ICI-Q-SF score dropped significantly after the treatment in the observation group (P<0.05), and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). For moderate SUI patients, the 1 h urine leakage amount and ICI-QSF score dropped significantly in both groups after the intervention (P<0.05), the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05), and the improvement rate in the observation group was markedly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion EA plus PFMT caneffectively improve the urine leakage and urination in mild-moderate SUI patients. EA plus PFMT can effectively prevent the aggravation of moderate female SUI, and its effect is better than PFMT alone.
