title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of abdominal cluster-needling on chronic non-bacterial prostatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe clinical therapeutic effect of abdominal cluster-needling on chronic non-bacterial prostatitis and to probe into indications of abdominal cluster-needling.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-seven cases of chronic nonbacterial prostatitis were randomly divided into an abdominal cluster-needling group (n=44) and a western medicine group (n=43). The abdominal cluster-needling group were treated mainly with abdominal cluster-needling at the 9 stimulating points, i.e. with Zhongji (CV 3) as the center, and each one point on both sides, 2 cun median lateral to anterior superior iliac spine were linked into a pitch arc, which was divided into 4 equal parts each on both sides; the western medicine group were treated with oral administration of Prostat Tablets. Their therapeutic effects were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 100.0% in the abdominal cluster-needling group and 69.8% in the western medicine group with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Abdominal cluster-needling has a better therapeutic effect on chronic non-bacterial prostatitis.
authors.affiliation: Maoming Municipal People's Hospital, Guangdong 525000, China. jianyunhong@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jian-yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Yan-yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000628:therapy*