Observations on the Treatment of 37 Cases of Senile Prostate Hyperplasia with Acupuncture / 针灸推拿医学(英文版)
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
;
(6): 17-20, 2005.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-472694
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate the curative effect of acupuncture on senile benign prostate hyperplasia.Methods:
The patients were given acupuncture treatment for 10-30 times;International prostate symptom score (IPSS) and quality of life index (QOL) were used to assess IPSS and QOL scores of the patients before and after treatment.Results:
Before treatment IPSS and QOL of the patients were 22.1± 6.7 and 4.5± 0.6 respectively, and after treatment were 9.1 ± 4.3 and 1.9± 1.1 respectively, there were very significant differences in IPSS and QOL between pre-treatment and post treatment(P < 0.01).Conclusion:
Acupuncture can relieve the clinical symptoms of prostate hyperplasia and raise the patients' quality of life.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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