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8/18/2019 Explicação Def Yin Yang Urinary Incontinence
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Urinary IncontinenceBy Jiang Liu, Diplomate of Oriental Medicine
Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist
Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Clinic
701 N University Ave #101
Little Roc! AR 7""0
Urinary incontinence is any involuntary leaa$e o% urine or loss o%
bladder control 't can happen to anyone! but is very co((on in older
people )y(pto(s can ran$e %ro( (ild leain$ to uncontrollable *ettin$
+o(en are (ore liely than (en to have incontinence
Causes
Urinary incontinence can result %ro( anato(ic! physiolo$ic or patholo$ic
%actors! causin$ *ea bladder (uscles! overactive bladder (uscles!
bloca$e o% urinary tract! da(a$e to nerves that control the bladder
Temporary urinary incontinence
Alcohol
,verhydration
Ca-eine
.ladder irritation
Constipation
Medications
Urinary tract in%ection
Persistent urinary incontinence
/re$nancy and childbirth
Chan$es *ith a$in$
Hysterecto(y
/ain%ul bladder syndro(e
/rostatitis
nlar$ed prostate
/rostate cancer
Chronic urinary tract in%ection
.ladder cancer or bladder stones
Neurolo$ical disorders (ultiple sclerosis! /arinson2s
disease! stroe! a brain tu(or or a spinal in3ury
,bstruction tu(or or stone in urinary stones and va$inal
prolapseTypes
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Stress urinary incontinence is due essentially to
insu4cient stren$th o% the pelvic 5oor (uscles
Urge incontinence is involuntary loss o% urine occurrin$ %or
no apparent reason *hile suddenly %eelin$ the need or ur$e to
urinate
Oer!o" incontinence occurs *hen the patient2s bladder
is al*ays %ull so that it %re6uently leas urine
Structural incontinence caused by structural proble(s
such as an ectopic ureter or va$inal stulas
#unctional incontinence happens in (any older people
*ho have nor(al bladder control 8hey 3ust have a hard ti(e
$ettin$ to the toilet in ti(e because o% other disorders that
(ae (ovin$ 6uicly di4cult Mi$ed urinary incontinence involves t*o or (ore types o%
incontinence
Conentional treatment
+ei$ht loss in over*ei$ht *o(en reduced stress incontinence9 :ercises
to the (uscles o% the pelvis to stren$then or retrain pelvic 5oor (uscles
and sphincter (uscles can reduce stress leaa$e9 Absorbent products
such as shields! under$ar(ents! brie%s! diapers and underpads can be
used to protect under*ear9 lectrical sti(ulation can stren$then (usclesin the lo*er pelvis9 .io%eedbac can be used to help the patient beco(e
a*are o% his or her body2s %unctionin$9 Medications can reduce so(e
types o% leaa$e9 /essaries can be used to the patients *ho have urinary
incontinence caused by va$inal prolapse9 A variety o% (aterials can be
used to add bul to the urethra and thereby increase outlet resistance9
Catheteri;ation to the bladder can be used %or the patients due to
over5o* incontinence to drain urine9 )ur$ery procedures are o%ten used
to alleviate incontinence a%ter other treat(ents have been tried!
includin$ bladder repositionin$! retropubic suspension or bladder nec
suspension sur$ery! various slin$ procedures! bladder au$(entation or
articial urinary sphincter
C%inese Medicine
)ince the co(ple:ity o% herbal (edicine! acupuncture is o%ten chosen %or
clinical studies Ho*ever! in clinical practice! acupuncture is o%ten
co(bined *ith herbal (edicine or so(e other (odalities o% Chinese
(edicine 8he %ollo*in$ types o% urinary incontinence are o%ten
observed in clinical practice
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De&ciency and coldness of 'idney qi
)y(pto(s %re6uently urine leain$! lon$ and thin 5o* o% clear
urine! lo* spirit! aversion to coldness! tiredness! pale co(ple:ion!
sore *aist and nees *ith no stren$th! di;;y and tinnitus! cold
e:tre(ities! sper(atorrhea! pre(ature e3aculation or i(potence
8on$ue li$ht<colored! %at *ith teeth (arer! and thin and *hite
coat
/ulse thin! *ea and no stren$th
qi de&ciency of lung and spleen
)y(pto(s urinary incontinence *ith ur$ency a%ter the birth or
a%ter the disease! occasional urine lea! e:acerbatin$ *hen
cou$hin$! standin$ up! snee;in$! talin$ or lau$hin$! acco(panied
by cou$h! asth(a and tiredness! poor appetite or abdo(inal
bloatin$
8on$ue li$ht<colored *ith thin! *hite coat
/ulse *ea and no stren$th
(ot dominancy of )ladder
)y(pto(s urine drippin$ %re6uently! ur$ent and pain%ul urination!
yello* urine! burnin$ %eelin$ *hen urinate! heavy and
unco(%ortable %eelin$ in lo* abdo(en! bitter and dry (onth
8on$ue red *ith yello* coat /ulse strin$y! slippery and %ast
Yin de&ciency of lier and 'idney
)y(pto(s urinary incontinence! short and slo* 5o* o% yello*
urine! burnin$ %eelin$ in urinary tract! o%ten acco(panied by di;;y
and tinnitus! red chees! thirsty and %or$et%ul! sore *aist and no
stren$th in the le$s! ni$ht s*eatin$ or constipation
8on$ue red *ith scanty coat
/ulse strin$y! thin and %ast
Stagnation of *ia+Jao
)y(pto(s can not control urination! bloatin$! pain in lo*
abdo(inal area *ith so(eti(e detectable (ass
8on$ue dar! or petechiae *ith thin coat
/ulse strin$y! *ea and uneven
Clinical studies of acupuncture on urinary incontinence
=arious clinical studies have been per%or(ed and sho* that acupuncture
is e-ective in the treat(ent o% urinary incontinence 8he %ollo*in$ are
so(e o% studies
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-.andomi/ed controlled clinical trials for electroacupuncture
treatment of urinary incontinence in stro'e patients01
-C%inese0 Chu >M .ao ?H @ou C @hao HL on$ ? +an$ CM Chen 8;u
?en Chiu Acupuncture Research BDEF"G<B"! "011 ,.>C8'= 8o
observe clinical e4cacy o% electroacupuncture DAE %or post<stroe
urinary incontinence in patients M8H,) A total o% 111 stroe
inpatients *ith urinary incontinence *ere rando(ly divided into A $roup
Dn I E and control $roup Dn I E /atients o% the control $roup *ere
treated by ad(inistration o% calciu( ion anta$on! an$iotensin<convertin$
en;y(e inhibitor! an$iotensin '' receptor anta$onist! co(pound thro(b<
clearin$ a$ent DivE! etc!and acupuncture o% >ianyu DL' 1E! Juehai D)/
10E! etc /atients o% the A $roup *ere treated by A o% bilateral )henshu
D.L "BE! Huiyan$ D.L BE! etc! co(bined *ith the treat(ent as the
control $roup 8he treat(ent *as conducted once daily %or F *ees
Croos D1KKE )cores o% the clinical sy(pto(s and clinical e4cacy
assess(ent *ere $iven be%ore and a%ter the treat(ent R)UL8) A%ter
the treat(ent! the severity o% urinary incontinence and sy(pto( scores
in both control and A $roups *ere decreased si$nicantly in co(parison
*ith pre<treat(ent D/ 001E ollo*in$ the treat(ent! o% the and
stroe patients in the control and A $roups! 0 and F D71E *ere cured
in the sy(pto(s o% %re6uent (icturition! ur$ency o% (icturition andincontinence o% urine! "0 DBFE and B D"E *ere e-ective! B
DBE and 17 DB0FE *ere invalid! *ith the e-ective rates bein$
BF and K! respectively 8he therapeutic e-ect o% A $roup *as
apparently superior to that o% the control $roup D/ 001E 'n addition!
the in%ection rate o% the A $roup *as striin$ly lo*er than that o% the
control $roup D/ 00E C,NCLU)',N A can lo*er the severity o%
urinary incontinence and i(prove clinical sy(pto(s o% (icturition in
stroe patients
-T%e study of electrical acupuncture stimulation t%erapy
com)ined "it% pelic !oor muscle t%erapy for
postprostatectomy incontinence01 -C%inese01 ?an$ .) ?e + ?ao
J /en$ >? @han$ )L ai . @han$ HL )hen ?> @hu ? @hu ?/ )hi H
Chun$<Hua +ai Oo 8sa Chih PChinese >ournal o% )ur$eryQ FGD17E1B"<7!
"010 ,.>C8'= 8o e:plore the e-ectiveness and si$nicance o%
*hether electrical acupuncture sti(ulation co(binin$ *ith pelvic 5oor
(uscle therapy D/M8E can i(prove the recovery o% urinary continence
M8H,) A total o% 10K patients too part in the study o% novel
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co(bination treat(ent %or urinary continence %ro( )epte(ber "00G to
)epte(ber "00K /atients *ere divided into study $roup Dn I F0E and
control $roup Dn I KE 8he patients in study $roup received electrical
acupuncture sti(ulation therapy co(bined *ith /M8 one *ee a%ter
re(oval the catheter 8he patients in control $roup per%or(ed /M8 as
the only treat(ent %or post prostatecto(y incontinence 8he patients
*ere %ollo*ed up closely! *ith their clinical characteristics recorded!
6uestionnaires o% 'C'<<) lled up! and all the data %or statistical
analysis collected R)UL8) 8here *as a si$nicant di-erence bet*een
the study $roup and the control $roup in the urinary control curve D/ I
00"KE 8he di-erence o% continence probability bet*een these t*o
$roups beca(e $reater %ro( F *ees a%ter sur$ery! and the di-erence
reached the pea at *ees D/ I 00"BE 8hen the di-erence beca(e
s(aller! and there *as no di-erence at 1 *ees a%ter sur$ery 'C'<<)
6uestionnaires sho*ed the sa(e results C,NCLU)',N lectrical
acupuncture sti(ulation therapy co(binin$ *ith /M8 can i(prove the
recovery o% patients2 urinary continence a%ter radical prostatecto(y
O)seration on t%erapeutic e2ect of dog+day acupuncture and
mo$i)ustion com)ined "it% pelic !oor muscle e$ercises for
treatment of female stress urinary incontinence1 8an$ CLet al
@hon$$uo @hen >iu "00K9 "KD11EG7K<GB )eventy one cases *ererando(ly divided into t*o $roups 8hirty si: cases in the observation
$roup *ere treated *ith acupuncture on @hon$3i DC= BE! @i$on$ DJ<CA
1E! Chi;e DLU E etc and tortoise<shell (o:ibustion on )hen6ue DC=
co(bined *ith pelvic 5oor (uscle e:ercises9 *hile thirty ve cases in the
control $roup *ere treated *ith only pelvic 5oor (uscle e:ercises 8he
scores o% the 'nternational Consultation Co((ittee on 'ncontinence
uestionnaire )hort or( D'C'<<)E and the Medical ,utco(es )urvey
)hort or(<B D)<BE *ere evaluated be%ore and a%ter treat(ent! and
the scores o% )<B *ere also co(pared *ith B cases in nor(al $roup
R)UL8) 8he total e-ective rate o% K17 in the observation $roup *as
hi$her than that o% 771 in the control $roup D/ 00E 8he
di(ensions o% )<B o% stress urinary incontinence patients *ere
re(arably lo*er than those o% nor(al $roup Dall / 00E 8he scores o%
'C'<<) *ere decreased *hile the scores o% )<B *ere increased
obviously a%ter treat(ent in both the observation $roup and the control
$roup! there *ere pronounced i(prove(ents on physiolo$ical %unction!
pain! physical activity! social %unction and a-ection %unction in the
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observation $roup Dall / 00E C,NCLU)',N the do$<day acupuncture
and tortoise<shell (o:ibustion co(bined *ith pelvic 5oor (uscle
e:ercises can i(prove the sy(pto(s o% urinary incontinence and
increase the 6uality o% li%e o% patients
T%e e3cacy of acupuncture in treating urge and mi$ed
incontinence in "omen a pilot study1 n$ber$ ) et al > +ound
,sto(y Continence Nurs "00K9BDE1<70 8his study consisted o% K
*o(en bet*een the a$es o% FF and years *ith ur$e or (i:ed ur$e
and stress U' at least t*ice a *ee %or a (ini(u( o% B (onths
MA)UR) )ub3ects co(pleted a 1<*ee bladder diary at baseline and
at 1 and F *ees postacupuncture to assess the i(pact o% acupuncture
on incontinence episodes uality o% li%e *as (easured at baseline and
at 1 and F *ees postacupuncture usin$ the Medical ,utco(es )hort<
or( D$eneral health< related 6uality o% li%eE and the 'ncontinence '(pact
uestionnaire and Uro$enital istress 'nventory Dincontinence<specic
6uality o% li%eE R)UL8) 't *as %easible to recruit sub3ects and per%or(
the planned study procedures )ub3ects rando(i;ed to the true
acupuncture $roup had a (ean BB0 D(edian I KKE reduction in
dayti(e accidentsSday at 1 *ee postacupuncture and 7F7 reduction
D(edian I 77E at F *ees postacupuncture 'n contrast! the (ean
reduction in dayti(e accidents *as 1GGG D(edian I 1KFE at 1*ee and 17 D(edian I 0E at F *ees post<sha( acupuncture
8here *ere no si$nicant $roup di-erences in chan$es in the scores on
the 6uality<o%<li%e (easures )ub3ects2 perceptions about *hether they
had received the true or sha( acupuncture *ere not si$nicantly better
than one *ould e:pect by chance C,NCLU)',N) 8he ndin$s o% this
pilot study support the need %or additional research e:a(inin$ the
e4cacy o% acupuncture in the treat(ent o% U' in *o(en! the %easibility o%
per%or(in$ study procedures! and the use o% a sha( needle as placebo
in acupuncture studies
4cupuncture in t%e treatment of dia)etic )ladder
dysfunction1 8on$ ? et al > Altern Co(ple(ent Med "00K91DGEK0<K
8his study co(pared B0 cases in the acupuncture $roup *ith 1 cases in
the sha( acupuncture $roup Dn I F totalE 8he e-ects o% acupuncture
*ere observed on urodyna(ic (easure(ents! as *ell as a variety o%
sy(pto(s associated *ith . R)UL8) 'n the acupuncture $roup! ve
o% the si: urodyna(ic (easures D(a:i(al detrusor pressure! bladder
co(pliance! (a:i(al bladder capacity! bladder volu(e at desire to void
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and ur$e to voidE de(onstrated si$nicant i(prove(ent Dp 00! 001E
over the 1<day treat(ent period ,nly one (easure Dbladder volu(e at
ur$e to voidE *as si$nicantly i(proved Dp 00E in the sha(
acupuncture $roup 8here *ere si$nicant di-erences a%ter therapy in
%our (easures Dbladder co(pliance! (a:i(al bladder capacity! bladder
volu(e at desire to void! and ur$e to voidE bet*een the $roups Dp
00! 001E A si$nicant di-erence o% the chan$es in sy(pto(s
co(pared *ith pretreat(ent in the acupuncture $roup *as observed Dp
00! 001E 'n " sub3ects in the acupuncture $roup! incontinence
i(proved %ro( "F to 1F 'n the sha( acupuncture $roup! incontinence
deteriorated %ro( "" to "B C,NCLU)',N) ,ur pilot study has provided
evidence that acupuncture (ay be clinically use%ul %or the radical
treat(ent o% .
52ects of electroacupuncture on urinary )ladder function after
radical %ysterectomy1 ?i +M et al @hon$$uo @hen >iu
"00G9"GDKEB<
,ne hundred and ten cases *ere rando(ly divided into an
electroacupuncture DAE $roup and a control $roup! cases in each
$roup 'n the control $roup! the urinary tube *as placed and ept *ith
routine (ethod and the urinary bladder *as rinsed! and %ro( the ei$hth
day the abdo(en *as radiated *ith 8/! B0 (in each day! %or days 'nthe A $roup! on the basis o% treat(ent in the control $roup A *as
$iven at )anyin3iao D)/ E! @usanli D)8 BE! +ai$uan D8 E! )huidao D)8
"GE! uilai D)8 "KE! etc %ro( the ei$hth day to t*el%th day a%ter
operation 8he recovery ti(e o% urinary bladder %unction a%ter radical
hysterecto(y! urine dyna(ic inde:es and hospitali;ation days *ere
co(pared bet*een the t*o $roups R)UL8) 8he cases o% the bladder
%unction recovery! retention o% urine! urinary incontinence *ere
1D1SE! FDFSE! 0 on the 1F th day a%ter operation and BDBSE!
"D"SE! 0 on the "G th day in the A $roup! and "7D"7SE! "D"SE!
BDBSE on the 1F th day and FBDFBSE! 11D11SE! 1D1SE on the "Gth
day in the control $roup! respectively! *ith a very si$nicant di-erence
bet*een the t*o $roups D/ 001E9 the A $roup in residual urine
volu(e! bladder volu(e! (ean urinary 5o*in$ rate *as better than the
control $roup on the 1F th day a%ter operation D/ 001 or / 00E9 the
hospitali;ation days a%ter operation *as D"11 TS< BBE days in the A
$roup and D" TS< BE days in the control $roup! the %or(er bein$
shorter than the later D/ 001E C,NCLU)',N A can pro(ote recovery
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o% bladder %unction! shorten the eepin$ ti(e o% urinary tube a%ter radical
hysterecto(y! *hich is benet to decreasin$ incidence rate o% urinary
syste( in%ection and shortenin$ hospitali;ation days
4cupuncture for oeractie )ladder a randomi/ed controlled
trial1 ((ons )L and ,tto L ,bstet ynecol "00910D1E1BG<FB
i$hty<ve *o(en *ere enrolled in this rando(i;ed! placebo<controlled
trial +o(en *ere rando(ly assi$ned to either receive an acupuncture
treat(ent e:pected to i(prove their bladder sy(pto(s! or a placebo
acupuncture treat(ent desi$ned to pro(ote rela:ation 8hey under*ent
cysto(etric testin$! co(pleted a B<day voidin$ diary! and co(pleted the
urinary distress inventory and incontinence i(pact 6uestionnaire!
validated 6uality<o%<li%e inventories! be%ore and a%ter F *eely
acupuncture treat(ents 8he pri(ary endpoint *as nu(ber o%
incontinent episodes over B days )econdary endpoints included voidin$
%re6uency and ur$ency! cysto(etric bladder capacity! (a:i(u( voided
volu(e! and the urinary distress inventory and incontinence i(pact
6uestionnaire sy(pto( scores R)UL8) )eventy<%our *o(en
co(pleted all aspects o% the study +o(en in both treat(ent and
placebo $roups had si$nicant decreases in nu(ber o% incontinent
episodes DK %or treat(ent! F0 %or placeboE *ithout a si$nicantdi-erence in the chan$e bet*een the $roups +o(en in the treat(ent
$roup had a 1F reduction in urinary %re6uency D/ I 01BE! a B0
reduction in the proportion o% voids associated *ith ur$ency D/ I 01E!
and a 1B increase in both (a:i(u( voided volu(e and (a:i(u(
cysto(etric capacity D/ I 01E .oth $roups also had an i(prove(ent in
the urinary distress inventory and incontinence i(pact 6uestionnaire
scores DF decrease %or treat(ent! B0 decrease %or placebo! / 001
%or the di-erence in chan$e bet*een the $roupsE C,NCLU)',N +o(en
*ho received F *eely bladder<specic acupuncture treat(ents had
si$nicant i(prove(ents in bladder capacity! ur$ency! %re6uency! and
6uality<o%<li%e scores as co(pared *ith *o(en *ho received placebo
acupuncture treat(ents
4cupuncture on clinical symptoms and urodynamic
measurements in spinal+cord+in6ured patients "it% detrusor
%yperre!e$ia1 Hon3o H et al Urol 'nt "0009DFE1K0< A total o% 1B
patients D11 (ales! " %e(alesE su-erin$ %ro( urinary incontinence due to
spinal cord in3uries *ere treated by acupuncture! *hich *as carried out
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*ith disposable stainless steel needles inserted into the bilateral .L<BB
D@hon$liaoE points on the sin o% the third posterior sacral %ora(ina
Urodyna(ic studies *ere also per%or(ed be%ore acupuncture!
i((ediately a%ter the 1st acupuncture and 1 *ee a%ter the Fth
acupuncture 'n patients! these urodyna(ic studies *ere per%or(ed
a$ain 1 (onth a%ter the Fth acupuncture R)UL8) No side e-ects *ere
reco$ni;ed throu$hout the treat(ent period ,% the 1B patients!
incontinence disappeared in " D1E and decreased to 0 or less
co(pared to baseline in a %urther DFE Ma:i(u( cysto(etric bladder
capacity increased si$nicantly %ro( 7" TS< "B to 1FG1 TS< G1 (l 1
*ee a%ter the Fth acupuncture Dp 001E 'n the patients in *ho(
cysto(etry *as repeated 1 (onth a%ter the Fth acupuncture! bladder
capacity decreased %ro( 1G7 TS< K0F (l 1 *ee a%ter the Fth
acupuncture to 1"GB TS< KBF (l C,NCLU)',N 'n spinal cord in3ury
patients acupuncture could represent another valuable therapeutic
alternative to the treat(ent o% urinary incontinence caused by detrusor
hyperre5e:ia
Improement of urge+ and mi$ed+type incontinence after
acupuncture treatment among elderly "omen 7 a pilot
study1 .er$str( O! et al > Auton Nerv )yst "00097KD"<BE17B<G0 8he
ai( o% this study *as to investi$ate i% sensory sti(ulation in the %or( o%(anual acupuncture could in5uence ur$e< or (i:ed<type incontinence
a(on$ elderly *o(en *ho *ere not satis%actorily relieved by standard
phar(acolo$ical and non<phar(acolo$ical treat(ents $iven at a
speciali;ed incontinence unit 8he study is an open clinical %ollo*<up
study 8he study included 1 elderly *o(en *ho *ere treated *ith
(anual acupuncture 1" ti(es .oth sub3ective scorin$s and ob3ective
(easure(ents in the %or( o% leaa$e in $ra(s DFG h 'nco<testE *ere
used valuations *ere per%or(ed at dischar$e and 1 and B (onths
therea%ter Al(ost all outco(e (easure(ents *ere si$nicantly
i(proved even at %ollo*<up B (onths a%ter the last treat(ent lobal
scorin$s sho*ed that 1" o% the 1 *o(en considered the(selves
i(proved even at the %ollo*<up B (onth a%ter treat(ents *ere
co(pleted 8he possible (echanis(s o% action are discussed! as is the
*ay to per%or( (ore studies in this eld
4cupuncture for urinary incontinence in patients "it% c%ronic
spinal cord in6ury1 4 preliminary report1 Hon3o H et al Nippon
Hinyoia aai @asshi 1KKG9GKD7E<K A total o% G (ale chronic
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spinal cord in3ured patients *ith urinary incontinence *ere treated by
acupuncture 8heir a$es ran$ed %ro( "0 to BB years D(ean "7E 8he level
o% lesion *as cervical in F and thoracic in F etrusor hyperre5e:ia *ith
uninhibited bladder contraction *as conr(ed by urodyna(ic studies in
all o% the( Acupuncture *as per%or(ed usin$ a disposable stainless
needle D0B (( in dia(eter! 0 (( in len$thE! *hich *as inserted into
bilateral .L<BB D@hon$liaoE points and *as rotated (anually %or 10
(inutes 8he treat(ent *as conducted every *ee %or F *ees
Urodyna(ic studies *ere repeated! i((ediately a%ter the be$innin$ o%
and a *ee a%ter the co(pletion o% the treat(ent Urinary sy(pto(s
*ere also checed be%ore and a%ter the treat(ent R)UL8) No side
e-ects *ere reco$ni;ed throu$hout the treat(ent period A(on$ G
patients! incontinence *as controlled co(pletely in B DBGE and partially
in B DBGE 8he avera$e (a:i(u( cysto(etric bladder capacity
increased si$nicantly! %ro( F"B TS< B7K (l to 1FG1 TS< 101" (l by
the treat(ent Dp 00E! *hile the avera$e (a:i(u( bladder pressure
*as not chan$ed C,NCLU)',N) 8hese data su$$est that acupuncture
could be a pro(isin$ alternative %or conventional therapies %or urinary
incontinence caused by detrusor hyperre5e:ia in patients *ith chronic
spinal cord in3uries