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KMID : 1123920130270040374
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2013 Volume.27 No. 4 p.374 ~ p.382
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Literature Study about Oriental Medical Treatment on the Urinary Incontinence
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Seo Eun-Bi
Cho Han-Baek
Kim Song-Baeg
Seo Yun-Jung
Choi Chang-Min
Lee Ji-Hyun
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Abstract
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In Oriental medicine, urinary incontinence is defined involuntary voiding of urine. This study was performed to investigate the treatment on urinary incontinence through the literature of oriental medicine. This study reviews the therapy method of urinary incontinence based on 63 books of oriental medicine and 20 papers about the treatment of urinary incontinence. Herbal medicine has been used as urinary incontinence treatment. One of herbal remedy is selected according to the symptoms, and then herbal products are supplemented such as warm-hot, convergence medicines. Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy has been performed with herbal medicine, electroacupuncture, pharmacopuncture, conservation therapy such as Kegel exercise, timed voiding and extracorporeal magnetic innervation for incontinence treatment. The treatment of urinary incontinence by oriental medicine includes auricular acupuncture, external medical treatment and taoist methods. There is a lack of related study about these therapy.
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KEYWORD
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incontinence, overactive bladder, herbal medicine, acupuncture
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