Acupuncture for the treatment of urinary incontinence: A review of randomized controlled trials
| Autor: | Ahn Se Young, Oh‑Jun Kwon, Byung-Cheol Lee, Sun‑Ho Paik, Young-Min Ahn, Su‑Ryun Han |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Gynecology
Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty urinary incontinence business.industry leakage Urinary incontinence Acupressure Articles General Medicine medicine.disease law.invention Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) Randomized controlled trial Overactive bladder Quality of life law acupressure medicine Acupuncture Physical therapy Effective treatment medicine.symptom business acupuncture |
| Zdroj: | Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1792-1015 1792-0981 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to examine the effects of acupuncture on urinary incontinence and to discuss why these acupoints were selected. Seven databases were searched for any randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated the use of acupuncture or acupressure as a treatment for urinary incontinence, and the Cochrane risk of bias tool was utilized to evaluate the risk of bias in each study. Four RCTs met all the inclusion criteria. The results from the selected RCTs failed to demonstrate any statistically significant improvements in urinary incontinence, although acupuncture or acupressure did exhibit favorable effects on overactive bladder symptoms and quality of life, in comparison with other conventional therapies. There have been limited results supporting acupuncture or acupressure as an effective treatment method for urinary incontinence; therefore, further RCTs are required to confirm the effectiveness of acupuncture or acupressure in the treatment of urinary incontinence. |
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