Use of Acupuncture as a Treatment Method for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes |
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Authors: | Sang-Hun Lee Byung-Cheol Lee |
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Institution: | Department of Internal Medicine, Integrative Cancer Center, East-West Neo Medical Center, Kyung Hee University, Sangil-dong, Gangdong-Ku, Seoul, Republic of Korea. |
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Abstract: | Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the most common category of clinical prostatitis. The etiologic
factors of CP/CPPS still remain unknown, and standard therapies often fail to achieve sustainable amelioration of symptoms;
therefore, various treatment therapies have been approached. Recently, there is increasing evidence that acupuncture could
be a safe and effective treatment in managing CP/CPPS. However, acupuncture therapy still is ranked as low-priority treatment,
which results from the fact that the studies, mostly reported in nontraditional medical journals, had not employed standard
definitions of the condition or validated-outcome parameters, and that the mechanism of acupuncture effects on CP/CPPS remains
to be elucidated. In this article, we review the recent clinical research using acupuncture to reveal its clinical utility
for CP/CPPS and the possible mechanisms of action. This article could encourage health care providers and urologists to apply
acupuncture for managing pains of CP/CPPS with standard treatment. |
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