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Purpose To observe the curative effect of special acupuncture techniques on female urethral syndrome and its relationship with the course of treatment.Method Four abdominal and four sacral empirical points were acupunctured with special techniques and electricity. A difference in curative effect was investigated between different numbers of treatments.Results The clinical cure rate reached 15.2% just after ≤10 (7.3±1.3) treatments. The curative effect was significantly better after 20–40 (32.1±5.8) treatments than after ≤10 (7.3±1.3) treatments ({ie19-1},P<0.05). The clinical cure rate reached 43.5% in the former.Conclusion Special acupuncture techniques have a good clinical effect on female urethral syndrome. The curative effect improves with an increase in the number of treatments.
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WANG Si-you, professor, the head of clinical research division of Shanghai research institute of acupuncture and meridian, mainly engaged in clinical and experimental studies on acupuncture treatment of urinary dysfunction, the inventor of special acupuncture therapy for urethral syndrome and urinary incontinence.
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Si-you, W., Guo-mei, C., Yi-jun, C. et al. Curative effect of special acupuncture techniques on female urethral syndrome and its relationship with the course of treatment. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 1, 19–21 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02852306
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