Effect of 's external treatment combined with long-snake moxibustion at governor vessel on urodynamic for neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.011
- Author:
Chuan-Liang RUAN
1
;
Ruo-Lan CHEN
1
;
Mei HUANG
1
;
Jia-Fu SU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Quanzhou Hospital of TCM, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
external treatment of Chinese herbal medicine;
long-snake moxibustion at governor vessel;
neurogenic bladder;
spinal cord injury;
urodynamic
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Animals;
Humans;
Moxibustion;
methods;
Spinal Cord Injuries;
complications;
Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic;
etiology;
therapy;
Urodynamics
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2019;39(11):1177-1180
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical efficacy of 's external treatment combined with long-snake moxibustion at the governor vessel for neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury.
METHODS:A total of 64 patients with neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 32 cases in each group. The patients in the control group were treated with routine acupuncture and rehabilitation of bladder function; based on the treatment in the control group, the patients in the observation group were treated with 's external treatment combined with long-snake moxibustion at the governor vessel, twice a week for 8 weeks. Urodynamic test, including residual urine volume (RUV), maximum flow rate of urination (Qmax), bladder pressure at filling phase (Pves), maximum detrusor pressure (Pdet-max) and maximum urinary bladder volume (VMCC), was performed before and after 8-week treatment.
RESULTS:The urodynamic indexes in the two groups were improved compared with before treatment (<0.01, <0.05); after treatment, VMCC in the observation group was significantly higher than the control group (<0.01), while RUV and Pves in the observation group were significantly lower than the control group (<0.05). After treatment, there was no significant difference in Qmax and Pdet-max between the two groups (>0.05).
CONCLUSION:Based on routine acupuncture and rehabilitation of bladder function, 's external treatment combined with long-snake moxibustion at the governor vessel could effectively improve urodynamic indexes, reduce residual urine, reduce bladder pressure and increase the maximum capacity of bladder, thereby improving bladder compliance and bladder function.
