To observe the therapeutic effect of scalp plus body acupuncture for treatment of senile urinary incontinence. Methods: A total of 71 urinary incontinence outpatients were randomly divided into treatment group (n=37) ...To observe the therapeutic effect of scalp plus body acupuncture for treatment of senile urinary incontinence. Methods: A total of 71 urinary incontinence outpatients were randomly divided into treatment group (n=37) and control group (n=34). In treatment group, scalp plus body acupuncture was conducted once daily, with 10 days being a therapeutic course. Scalp acupoints used were Epangxian III (MS 4) and Dingzhongxian (MS 5), while body acupoints used were Guanyuan (CV 4), Shuidao (ST 28), Qichong (ST 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc.. The treatment was given once daily, with 10 days being a therapeutic course. In control group, patients were ordered to take Centrofenoxine, ATP, Vitamin E and B 12 , with ten days being a therapeutic course.Results: After 3 courses of treatment, in treatment group, of the 37 patients, 26 (70.3%) were cured, 6 (16.0%) had marked improvement, 3 (8.1%) had improvement and 2 (5.4%) failed; in control group, of the 34 patients, 14 (41.1%) were cured, 9 (26.5%) had remarkable improvement, 3 (8.8%) had improvement and 8 (23.5%) failed, showing that the therapeutic effect of the treatment group was significantly superior to that of control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The therapeutic effect of scalp plus body acupuncture is fairly effective in treatment of senile urinary incontinence.展开更多
文摘To observe the therapeutic effect of scalp plus body acupuncture for treatment of senile urinary incontinence. Methods: A total of 71 urinary incontinence outpatients were randomly divided into treatment group (n=37) and control group (n=34). In treatment group, scalp plus body acupuncture was conducted once daily, with 10 days being a therapeutic course. Scalp acupoints used were Epangxian III (MS 4) and Dingzhongxian (MS 5), while body acupoints used were Guanyuan (CV 4), Shuidao (ST 28), Qichong (ST 30), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc.. The treatment was given once daily, with 10 days being a therapeutic course. In control group, patients were ordered to take Centrofenoxine, ATP, Vitamin E and B 12 , with ten days being a therapeutic course.Results: After 3 courses of treatment, in treatment group, of the 37 patients, 26 (70.3%) were cured, 6 (16.0%) had marked improvement, 3 (8.1%) had improvement and 2 (5.4%) failed; in control group, of the 34 patients, 14 (41.1%) were cured, 9 (26.5%) had remarkable improvement, 3 (8.8%) had improvement and 8 (23.5%) failed, showing that the therapeutic effect of the treatment group was significantly superior to that of control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The therapeutic effect of scalp plus body acupuncture is fairly effective in treatment of senile urinary incontinence.
