Difficult urination, painful, frequent and urgent, and, back pain, pain in the sacrum discomfort when sitting or erectile dysfunction are common symptoms of men with chronic
prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Acupuncture Doctors can treat these symptoms for more 2000 years. Although as much as 35% of men have 50 years of age have experienced chronic prostatitis, as they can use acupuncture forTreatment.
Most Americans tend to think of acupuncture for the strong back, knee pain and injury. In reality, the power of acupuncture is a treatment for many diseases of the prostate, including chronic prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Disease occurs when the body is in disharmony. If the development imbalances in the body caused diseases. Once the imbalance is corrected with acupuncture, the body can heal itself.Often, the imbalance of Qi, which is often translated as energy in the body. Qi gives us the strength to do things like work and exercise, but also protects us from disease. An interesting detail is that Qi circulates in the body. If it slows down or stops, it can also cause disease.
The diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine for acupuncture treatment identifies the disharmony through the analysis of specific symptoms such as pain, cloudy or bloodyUrination, inhibition of the urinary tract as well as the reduction or increase in urinary flow. The doctor takes your pulse and look carefully on the tongue, which together reflect the inner state. In general, the prostatitis is usually caused by an imbalance of Qi Qi is not in the river or there is too little qi.
The acupuncture treatment is individualized to each patient's symptoms. The goal of treatment is to stop the balance of disharmony and pain. For some of thesecan also stop the bleeding, urination, sanding and turbidity compensation. The treatment achieves this goal by regulating the flow of qi throughout the body, especially the lower abdomen and sacral regions.
Acupuncture points are for chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome rather than on the abdomen, lower back, sacrum, and legs. Electro-acupuncture and moxibustion may also be used to integrate acupuncture. Generally, a course of treatment55 consists of nine acupuncture treatments once or twice a week. For the chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome, improvement is gradual but can be durable.
A few pilot studies have shown positive results for the effect of acupuncture prostatitis. A pilot study looked at acupuncture with electrical stimulation on quality of life of men with chronic prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome. The treatments were giventwice a week for 6 weeks. The participants had an overall improvement in quality of life, reduction of urinary difficulties, and increased urinary function. Another study of chronic pelvic pain syndrome, after the effect of needling is only one point on the sacrum. The treatment was performed once a week for 4 weeks and then once a month. After the 5 th treatment, participants showed reduced pain and improved quality of life. InIn addition, ultrasound examination showed congestion intravenously decreased by acupuncture. These studies support the use of acupuncture as a safe and effective addition to standard therapy.
