Post Date December, 03 2023
Due to the long course of chronic prostatitis and its persistent and difficult treatment, there are many ways to explore the treatment of chronic prostatitis, which are generally divided into two categories: internal treatment and external treatment. Internal treatment methods include treatment based on syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine and treatment with Western medicine, which have been specifically discussed on relevant topics. Therefore, this article mainly lists and introduces several common external treatment methods.
(1) Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, including body acupuncture, ear acupuncture and moxibustion (please refer to relevant questions for specific operation, the same below).
(2) Prostate massage therapy.
(3) Hip bath therapy.
(4) Prostate injection therapy.
(5) Apply navel therapy.
(6) Chinese medicine decoction retention enema and Chinese medicine suppository anal tamponade therapy.
(7) Transurethral drug injection method.
(8) Physical therapy includes:
① Ultrashort wave therapy. ② Microwave therapy. ③ Laser therapy. ④ Medium wave therapy. ⑤ Direct current drug iontophoresis therapy. ⑥ Electrical stimulation therapy. ⑦ Magnetic field therapy. ⑧ Meridian field balance therapy.
The above various treatment methods mainly play a role in improving the local blood flow of the prostate, dredging the glandular ducts, softening scars, and improving the local tissue metabolic rate. According to the specific condition of the patient, combined with internal treatment, one or two methods can be selected as appropriate for comprehensive treatment to improve the efficacy.
(9) Foot reflexotherapy: Refers to the use of massage and other techniques in the prostate disease reflex area of the foot to achieve the purpose of treatment.
(10) Picking therapy: It is a method of treating this disease by taking skin rash spots on the patient's lumbosacral region or acupuncture points related to the prostate gland and pricking them.
(11) Qigong therapy.
