Treatment of Prostatic Hyperplasia by Plum-blossom-magnet-needle Synthetic Therapy：A Report of 149 Cases

目的:观察梅花磁针综合疗法治疗良性前列腺增生症(BPH)的临床效果.方法:随机选择BPH患者219例,按随机原则分为:治疗组149例,采用穴位点压,梅花磁针和增效垫贴敷前列腺反射区,双中醪穴,颈1,穴,颈7穴,命门,涌泉等穴治疗;对照组70例,特拉唑嗪盐酸盐(高特灵)片2 mg/次,口服,每天2次.疗程均为4星期,1个疗程后评定疗效.结果:治疗组显效率633%,总有效率91.8%;对照组无显效病例,总有效率72.7%,两者比较存在显著差异(P＜0.05).结论:奇经疗法治疗BPH疗效显著,是一种安全有效的治疗BPH的新疗法.

Treatment of prostatic hyperplasia by plum-blossom-magnet-needle synthetic therapy: A report of 149 cases

Purpose: To observe the therapeutic effect of plum-blossom-magnet-needle synthetic therapy on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Method: 219 cases of BPH patients were randomly divided into two groups. There were 149 cases in treatment group, which treated by pressing, needling with plum-blossom-magnet-needle and putting effect-increasing pads on Prostate Reflex Area, bilateral Zhongliao (BL 32), Neck 1, Neck 7, Mingmen (GV 4) and Yongquan (KI 1). There were 70 cases in control group, which treated by orally taken Terazosin Hydrochloride (Gaoteling) tablets, 2 mg/time, twice a day. The therapeutic course was 4 weeks. After one therapeutic course, the therapeutic effect was evaluated. Results: The marked effect rate was 63.3% and total effective rate was 91.8%; in the control group, there were no markedly effective cases and the total effective rate was 72.7%. There was a significant difference between two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion: The plum-blossom-magnet-needle synthetic therapy had a significant therapeutic effect for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), so it was a safe and effective therapy for BPH. Author: LIU Qing-guo, medical doctor, director of Science Department of China Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion; Vice President of Acupuncture-Moxibustion College of Beijing TCM University; Deputy editor of International Clinical Acupuncture Journal (USA) Translator: CUI Yi-jun