Moxibustion performed at specific acupoints significantly
decreased nocturnal urine output of a patient with multiple system atrophy
(MSA). A case report was published in the journal of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Ryuji Sakakibara and colleagues in the Chiba
University of Japan reported a case study of therapeutic effect of moxibustion
on autonomic symptoms of MSA. A 65-year-old man diagnosed as MSA-parkinsonian
form. He had urinary urgency but failed to evacuate his bladder properly.
Although his daytime urine output was 300ml, his nighttime urine output was
2000ml. Biochemical test found that plasma levels of circadian arginine
vasopressin rhythm (C-AVP-R) was significantly decreased in nighttime.
Moxibustion was performed at specific acupoints such as Ren3, ST30, SP6 and KI5
once a day, 3 times a week for 6 months. Two months following moxibustion,
nighttime urine output ratio gradually decreased to 87%, and it reached 75% by
the end of 6-month treatment. Nighttime plasma levels of C-AVP-R were
normalized by the end of treatment.
This case report suggests that moxibustion is able to
improve bladder function by normalizing disturbed C-AVP-R levels in patient
with MSA.
Reference:
Sakakibara R et al., Moxibustion,
an alternative therapy, ameliorated disturbed circadian rhythm of plasma
arginine vasopressin and urine output in multiple system atrophy. Intern Med.
2007;46(13):1015-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17603243
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