OBJECTIVETo verify the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) for female stress urinary incontinence (SU).

METHODSForty-two patients were randomly divided into an observation group(20 cases) and a control group (22 cases). EA at Zhongliao (BL 33) and Huiyang (BL 35) was used in the observation group. Sham acupuncture at non meridian points, one can beside Zhongliao (BL 33) and Huiyang (BL 35), was applied, and placebo EA was adopted in the control group. Treatment with needle retained for 30 min a time was given once every other day and three times a week for continuous six weeks in the two groups. Urinary and reproductive simple score (UDI),visual analogue scale (VAS) and the frequency of nocturnal enuresis were observed before treatment, at the second, forth and sixth week of treatment in the two groups, and the efficacy was compared.

RESULTSThe effective rates of the observation group were 80.0% (16/20), 95.0% (19/20) and 95.0% (19/20), which were better than 40.9% (9/22), 31.8% (7/22) and 27.3% (6/22) of the control group at the second, forth and sixth week of treatment. The differences were statistically significant between the two groups (all P < 0.05). After treatment in the observation group, the results of UDI, VAS and frequency of nocturnal enuresis were improved compared with those before treatment (all P < 0.05). Along with treatment, all indices were gradually improved, and the change at the sixth week was the most obvious in observation group. The results of the observation group were better than those of the control group at all times (all P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONEA achieves obvious effect for female SUI, and effectively improves the lower urinary trace symptoms, the degree of urinary incontinence and the frequency of nocturnal enuresis. The effect becomes increasingly better along with treatment within six weeks.

Acupuncture Points ; Electroacupuncture ; Female ; Humans ; Treatment Outcome ; Urinary Incontinence, Stress ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Urination

Objective To investigate the clinical curative effect of α-lipoic acid combined with lipid microsphere alprostadil in treating elderly early diabetic kidney disease .Methods One hundred and sixty-four cases of early diabetic kidney disease treated in this hospital from January 2014 to January 2016 were selected and randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group according to the random number table method ,82 cases in each group .The control group was given lipid microsphere alpros-tadil ,while on this basis the experimental group was added with α-lipoic acid .The various biochemical indexes ,clinical efficacy and subcutaneous bruising ,fundus event occurrence were compared between the two groups .Results The levels of U-RBP and NAG after treatment in the two groups were significantly decreased compared with before treatment ,the difference was statistically sig-nificant (P<0 .05) .Although other indicators such as serum Scr ,BUN ,CysC andβ2-MG had different degrees of decline ,but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0 .05) .The effective rate in the experimental group was 91 .46% ,which was signifi-cantly higher than 78 .05% in the control group ,the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Subcutaneous bruising and fundus events in the experiment group had the increasing trend ,but the difference between the two groups had no statistical signifi-cance (P>0 .05) .Conclusion α-lipoic acid combined with lipid microsphere alprostadil in treating elderly early diabetic kidney dis-ease can better improve glomerular and renal tubular function .