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Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.

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Acupuncture and urinary incontinence

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders, Spinal cord

A study carried out at the Department of Urology of Kyoto University, Japan, has demonstrated the effiacy of acupuncture in treating urinary incontinence in patients with spinal cord injuries. 13 patients suffering incontinence due to detrusor hyperreflexia were needled at Zhongliao BL-33. Urodynamic studies were performed before acupuncture, immediately after the first treatment ...

ACUPUNCTURE & VULVAR VESTIBULITIS

Categories: Gynaecology, Kidney / Urinary disorders

Vulvar vestibulitis is a disease of unknown aetiology involving inflammation of the skin and the mucous secreting glands found in the skin of the vulvar vestibule. It can occur in women of all ages, whether sexually active or not, can persist for years, and gives rise to symptoms such as severe pain on pressure (for example cycling, exercise or tight fitting clothes), intercourse or insertion of t ...

ACUPUNCTURE & ENURESIS

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders

A small Japanese study has added to the research showing nocturnal enuresis can be effectively treated with acupuncture. 15 patients with nocturnal enuresis were treated by acupuncture using a disposable stainless steel needle (0.3 mm in diameter, 60 mm in length) inserted into bilateral Zhongliao BL-33 and rotated manually for 10 minutes. Bladder capacities and number of wet nights per week ...

ACUPUNCTURE & URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders

Researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway have investigated the benefits of acupuncture in a group of 94 women, all of whom had experienced at least 3 urinary tract infections during the previous 12 months. Sixty-seven of the women received acupuncture 2 times per week for 4 weeks. 73% of the women who received acupuncture remained infection-free during the 6 months after treatment, rela ...

ACUPRESSURE FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders

A Taiwanese study set out to determine whether acupressure was effective in treating fatigue and depression in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving haemodialysis treatment. The study applied an experimental pre-test and post-test design. Sixty-two patients were randomly assigned to an acupressure group or a control group. Patients in the acupressure group received point massage f ...

ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTIVE FOR DIALYSIS PRURITIS

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders

In a Taiwanese study, 40 patients with refractory uraemic pruritus were randomised into two groups. In one group Quchi L.I.-11 was needled three times a week for one month (true acupuncture group), and in the second group a non-point (2cm lateral to Quchi L.I.-11) was needled with the same frequency (sham acupuncture group). Pruritis scores were recorded before and after treatment and at a 3-month ...

Acupuncture helps overactive bladder

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders

A study of 74 women who suffered from an overactive bladder (frequent urination, urinary incontinence, and reduced bladder capacity and urinary volume) randomly assigned the women to either an acupuncture protocol directed at the urinary symptoms, or an acupuncture protocol designed simply to promote urination (in this study referred to as a placebo group). Women in both groups had a significant d ...

ACUPUNCTURE BENEFICIAL FOR INCONTINENCE

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders

A pilot study carried out in the USA has found preliminary evidence of the benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of incontinence in women. Nine women (aged 44 to 66) with urge, mixed urge and stress urinary incontinence were randomised to receive true acupuncture or a sham needle control. Subjects who received true acupuncture had a mean 63.30% reduction in daytime accidents per day at one week ...

Acupuncture is an alternative for treating overactive bladder

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders

Acupuncture could be a potential treatment option for overactive bladder (OAB), according to Turkish researchers...