Therapeutic Observation ofNa Zhi Method plus Electroacupuncture for Poststroke Uninhibited Neurogenic Bladder / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Na Zhi method (midnight-noon ebb-flow method) plus electroacupuncture in treating poststroke uninhibited neurogenic bladder.Method A total of 120 patients with uninhibited neurogenic bladder due to cerebrovascular diseases were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 60 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by Na Zhi method plus electroacupuncture; the control group was intervened by electroacupuncture. The intervention was conducted once a day, 30 min each time, for a total of 2 weeks. The daily voiding frequency index and maximum cystometric capacity (MCC) in the two groups were measured before and after the intervention, and the clinical efficacies were compared.Result The total effective rate and markedly effective rate were respectively 98.2% and 89.5% in the treatment group versus 93.1% and 72.4% in the control group. There was a significant difference in comparing the markedly effective rate between the two groups (P0.05); the daily voiding frequency index was significantly changed after the intervention in both groups (P0.05); the MCC was significantly changed after the intervention in both groups (P<0.01); the MCC of the treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group after the intervention (P<0.05).Conclusion Electroacupuncture can produce a significant efficacy in treating uninhibitedneurogenic bladder, while it can produce a more significant efficacy when combined withNa Zhi method.