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Acupuncture best for nocturnal enuresis
A systematic review carried out by Chinese authors suggests that acupuncture may be more effective than pharmacological treatment for childhood nocturnal enuresis ...
Tai chi training improves renal and cardiac function in kidney and heart disease patients
Tai chi training can improve renal and cardiac functions in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...
BL-23 plus KID-3 is most effective point combination for preventing cystitis
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Investigators based in Norway have explored the correlation between choice of acupoints and the recurrence rate of cystitis among cystitis-prone women receiving acupuncture as a prophylactic treatment ...
Acupuncture as good as drugs for overactive bladder
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Acupuncture results in significant subjective improvements in overactive bladder (OB) symptoms and may be a clinically relevant alternative treatment for the condition in adult females ...
Electro-acupuncture for anaesthesia during kidney stone procedure
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders, Miscellaneous
Both verum and sham electro-acupuncture (EA) can effectively relieve the pain of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL, a non-invasive method of treating kidney stones), as well as reducing the analgesic dosage, according to the results of Chin ...
Acupuncture helpful for nocturia
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Acupuncture may help treat symptoms of nocturia, according to Turkish researchers.
Huai Qi Huang helpful for kidney disease
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Chinese researchers have found that a herbal formula called Huai Qi Huang (HQH) can ameliorate proteinuria and haematuria in patients suffering from IgA nephropathy (IgAN, aka Berger’s disease).
Ginseng prevents hypotension during dialysis
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders, Herb research
Chewing slices of ginseng root while having haemodialysis can prevent patients' blood pressure from dropping dangerously, according to Taiwanese investigators.
Acupressure benefits women with stress incontinence
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Researchers from Hong Kong have found that acupressure has positive physiological and psychological effects on women with urodynamic stress incontinence.
Acupuncture helps dialysis patients
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
A Korean pilot study suggests that acupuncture can help with symptom management in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
Laser acupuncture for bedwetting
Two studies have recently been published on laser acupuncture (LA) for nocturnal enuresis.
Chinese herbal extract prevents polycystic kidneys
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Triptolide, a compound derived from the Chinese medicinal herb, Lei Gong Teng (Tripterygii wilfordii Radix) has been demonstrated to prevent the formation of kidney-destroying cysts in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Researchers from Yale University found that the compound corrected cellular calcium signalling mechanisms that are disrupted in the disease, leading to abnormal cell growt ...
CHINESE HERBS AND STEROID-DEPENDENT NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
37 children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) were treated with Chai-Ling-Tang (Sairei-to). After treatment, relapse was markedly improved, time for negative conversion of proteinuria shortened, prednisone dosage significantly reduced, and side effects eased. It is considered that Chai-Ling-Tang may be a useful substitute for patients with SDNS who fail to respond to or manifest sev ...
Acupuncture and the overactive bladder
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Eleven patients (9 males and 2 females) with overactive bladders were treated by acupuncture. The age range was from 51 to 82 years (mean 71 years). Nine patients complained of urge incontinence and 2 patients of urgency. Uninhibited contraction was observed in all patients before the acupuncture. Acupuncture was given at bilateral Zhongliao BL-33 and the needles rotated for 10 minutes manually. A ...
CHINESE MEDICINE REDUCES DIALYSIS FREQUENCY
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
A Chinese study has demonstrated that when Chinese medicine is combined with peritoneal dialysis, it is possible to reduce the frequency of the dialysis whilst maintaining renal function (Chung-Kuo Chung Hsi i Chieh Ho Tsa Chih. 1996 ;16(2):67-9).
ACUPUNCTURE AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
A study carried out in Bergen, Norway has demonstrated the value of acupuncture in preventing urinary tract infections in women who are especially prone to repeated recurrences. 67 such women (3 or more attacks in the past 12 months) were randomly divided into an acupuncture group, a sham acupuncture group and a control (no treatment). Acupuncture was given twice a week for 4 weeks mainly at Zhong ...
Urinary incontinence and acupuncture
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders, Spinal cord
A study carried out at the Department of Physiology at Meiji University of Oriental Medicine in Japan has confirmed the value of acupuncture in treating urinary incontinence in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries. Eight male patients, four with cervical lesions and four with thoracic lesions, were treated with acupuncture at Zhongliao BL-33. Four once-weekly treatments were given with needl ...
Acupuncture & neurogenic bladder
Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders, Spinal cord
One group of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and neurogenic bladder received electro-acupuncture at points Zhongji REN-3, Guanyuan REN-4 and Ciliao BL-32 in addition to conventional intermittent catheterisation program (ICP). Compared to a control group who underwent conventional bladder training program with ICP only, the acupuncture patients achieved balanced bladder voiding in a signific ...
ACUPUNCTURE & CHILDHOOD ENURESIS
A study carried out in a Romanian hospital for severely handicapped children aged between 3 and 18 years showed significant benefit in treating nocturnal enuresis in 29% of patients. The most responsive group was the 10-14 year olds (50%). Children with the most severe mental retardation and those with daytime fecal and urinary incontinence responded least. Points selected were Guanyuan REN-4, San ...
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 ...
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