title: Acupuncture in the treatment of bladder instability.
abstract: Twenty patients with lower urinary tract symptoms attributable to bladder instability or sensory urgency were treated with traditional Chinese acupuncture; 77% of patients with idiopathic detrusor instability were symptomatically cured. Urodynamic assessment after treatment showed no consistent changes and instability was abolished in only 1 patient. Bladder capacity rose in those who responded. Acupuncture is safe and free of complications and side effects. In patients with diurnal symptoms associated with idiopathic bladder instability it offers a therapy as effective as other non-invasive treatments.
authors.affiliation: Shaftesbury Hospital, London.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Philp
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Worth
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014563:Urodynamics