Clinical research progress in TCM therapy for underactive bladder / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Underactive bladder (UAB) belongs to the category of "urinary retention" and "urinary incontinence" in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Its pathogenesis is based on spleen qi deficiency and kidney deficiency, while dampness heat and blood stasis are the symptoms, and the nature of the disease is basedon the deficiency in nature and excess in superficiality and simultaneous occurrence of deficiency and excess syndrome. TCM treatment of UAB is mainly based on spleen qi deficiency syndrome, kidney deficiency syndrome, water and heat syndrome, deficiency and blood stasis syndrome to be treated with oral taken of Chinese materia medica, or the use of acupuncture, moxibustion, acupoint application and other external treatments, or the combination of acupuncture and medicine, TCM combined with rehabilitation training and other comprehensive treatments. All methods can improve the urodynamic indexes of patients, relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life, with certain efficacy.