In the next few minutes, I am going to show you three acupuncture points that you can use to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of an overactive bladder.
Overactive bladder, or OAB, can cause a frequent or sudden urge to urinate that can be difficult to control.
You may feel like you need to visit the bathroom several times during day and it can be a problem at night also.
Some people with overactive bladder experience leaking.
Even if you are able to get to the bathroom in time, frequent urination and nighttime urination can disrupt your life.
If you have an overactive bladder, you might feel embarrassed and limit your work and social life.
The exact cause of overactive bladder is not fully known.
Kegel exercises have been shown to help, and I recommend them to all my patients with overactive bladder symptoms.
You want to ensure that you are doing Kegels correctly and often enough, and there are a lot of good online resources about Kegels to help you get them right.
However, Kegel exercises may not be enough, and padded undergarments might be needed.
Medications are sometimes offered, but many people are unhappy with the side effects.
There are surgeries for overactive bladder, but these surgeries have potential risks and complications.
In Asia, acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to help reduce urinary urgency, frequency and leaking.
Recent studies have found that stimulating acupuncture points is indeed effective in reducing the symptoms of overactive bladder.
In one study of women with overactive bladder found that those who received acupoint stimulation had a 14% reduction in urinary frequency, a 30% reduction of urgency, and a 13% increase in the volume of urine voided.
REFERENCES
-Paik, Sun-Ho et al. “Acupuncture for the treatment of urinary incontinence: A review of randomized controlled trials.” Experimental and therapeutic medicine vol. 6,3 (2013): 773-780. doi:10.3892/etm.2013.1210
-Emmons SL, Otto L. Acupuncture for overactive bladder: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jul;106(1):138-43. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000163258.57895.ec. PMID: 15994629.
-Mak TC, Chen HY, Cho WC. Acupuncture for overactive bladder in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acupunct Med. 2019 Dec;37(6):321-331. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2017-011528. Epub 2019 Aug 21. Erratum in: Acupunct Med. 2019 Dec;37(6):378. PMID: 31433197.
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