Acupuncture points used in the prophylaxis against recurrent uncomplicated XXXX , patterns identified and their possible relationship to physiological measurements.

@entity1 @entity14717 @entity8950 @entity8949 @entity943 @entity2335 @entity14447
OBJECTIVE: To explore the correlation between single acupoints used and the recurrence rate of @entity2335 among @entity2335 -prone @entity1 receiving acupuncture as a prophylactic treatment. METHODS: In all, 58 @entity2335 -prone @entity1 were included in the analysis. Customised acupuncture treatments were given twice a week, over 4 weeks. The main effect parameter was the number of @entity2335 episodes during the 6-month observation time. Residual urine was measured at baseline, 2, 4 and 6 months using portable ultrasound equipment. Sympathetic and vagotone nerve activities were measured by using skin conductance and respiratory sinus @entity943 , respectively. RESULTS: The main acupoints used for @entity1 with Kidney (Shen) qi/ @entity14717 were Shenshu (BL23), Taixi (KI3), Zhongji (CV3), Sanyinjiao ( @entity8949 ) and Pangguangshu (BL28), compared with Taichong ( @entity8950 ), CV3, BL28, Yinlingquan ( @entity14447 ) and @entity8949 for Liver (Gan) qi stagnation, and @entity8949 , CV3, BL28, Zusanli (ST36) and @entity14447 for Spleen (Pi) qi/ @entity14717 @entity1 . The combination BL23 and KI3 were used in 16 @entity1 , 13 of which were Kidney pattern related @entity1 . When used, the number of symptomatic episodes were reduced to a third compared with what occurred in the 42 @entity1 where this combination was not used (3/16 vs. 28/42, P<0.05). BL23 application correlated to a significant reduction in residual urine measured a few days after treatment. @entity1 with the pattern of Spleen qi/ @entity14717 had an initial increase in residual urine after treatments. CONCLUSION: Treating Kidney pattern related @entity1 with the combination of BL23 and KI3 resulted in far better outcome than other points/combination of points for other Chinese medicine diagnoses. The acupoint @entity8949 may be less indicated than previously assumed when treating @entity2335 -prone @entity1 prophylactically.
