Bedwetting, also known as nocturnal enuresis, refers to a
child’s inability to control urination during sleep from infancy but there also
cases that go beyond the age of 5. It is a common problem in young children but
gets less common as a child gets older. The primary nocturnal enuresis means a
child has not yet had a prolonged period of being dry. The secondary nocturnal
enuresis is when a child or adult begins wetting again after having stayed dry.
Research shows that it may be caused by late development or other factors such
as emotional or psychological stress or other underlying conditions. For children
with bedwetting positive help from family members in particular parents is very
important in determining the outcome of bedwetting management. It is believed
that behavioural therapy is helpful in early treatment. Enuresis alarm therapy
and medication may be more effective but have many adverse effects.
Acupuncture treatment helps improve primary bedwetting. Recently
Egyptian researchers conducted the study to investigate the effectiveness of
acupuncture on primary bedwetting with 50 patients (age between 9-17 years),
who had >3 bedwettings per week during two-week observations and failed to
medication and behavioural treatment. All patients were given two sessions of
acupuncture treatment; each session was administered once a day for 10 day. Patients
were instructed to continue follow-up every three months from beginning the treatment.
At the end of 6 months after acupuncture, 38 (76%) patients stopped bedwetting
completely. Then 12 patients who were not cured were given further two sessions
of acupuncture treatment. One year follow-up showed that 46 patients (92%) were
cured for bedwetting.
The data shows acupuncture is very effective in treating
bedwetting.
Reference:
El Koumi MA et al., Acupuncture
efficacy in the treatment of persistent primary nocturnal enuresis. Arab J
Nephrol Transplant. 2013 Sep;6(3):173-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24053744
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