A 35 year old man came to our clinic complaining of severe frequent urination for the past 2 years. It was worse at night, keeping him from sleeping. He had urgency, pain and was unable to fully empty his bladder. This frequent urination case study describes how acupuncture was able to cure his condition.
The Problem
Frequent urination is also described as OVERACTIVE BLADDER, URINARY TRACT INFECTION and sometimes INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS.
Acupuncture successfully treats all of these conditions. Their root is similar from a Chinese medicine perspective. There is too much “damp heat” in the Lower Jiao (area where your bladder is located). Think of it as inflammation of the bladder or even a low-grade infection. Acupuncture drains this inflammation, restoring normal bladder function.
Frequent Urination Case Study
In this case, our patient had been struggling with frequency, urgency and pain for years. He had tried multiple Western medicine treatments without success. He was exhausted, overwhelmed and frustrated.
Within the first two treatments he started feeling better. At Raleigh Acupuncture we have developed a protocol for resolving urinary bladder disorders. The acupuncture is safe, with no side effects. We use sterile, single-use, hair thin needles at specific locations to clear inflammation from the bladder.
At the same time we strengthen your bladder, using your body’s healing energy. It’s like diverting healing power from one place in your body to another. We have tremendous ability to heal, but often our bodies don’t know how to get the job done. Acupuncture directs and focuses this process in a completely natural way.
The results for our patient were tremendous. After six treatments his frequent urination was 90% resolved. The key to treating this condition was multi-fold. First we had to clear damp heat from the bladder. His body had developed an imbalance generating too much heat in this area.
This increased heat in the bladder was causing all of his symptoms. But clearing the heat was just the first step. Next, we had to address the root issue, his kidneys. In Chinese medicine bladder function is controlled by the kidneys. They are paired organs, with the kidneys being the yin organ and the bladder the yang organ.
The kidneys play an important role in our health. One of their responsibilities is to help govern water in the body. The kidneys remove impurities in the body, which are excreted through the urine by the bladder. Strong kidney function would not have allowed damp heat to accumulate in the bladder. So acupuncture was used to boost kidney function.
Treating the symptoms without addressing the root will only provide short-term relief. That’s why we always strive to identify and treat root causes of disease.
After another six treatments, both his bladder and kidney function were stronger. His symptoms were resolved and his health restored. He continued coming in for acupuncture once a month over the next half year, to make sure his body did not revert to it’s old imbalance.
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What our Clients are Saying
I highly recommend Raleigh Acupuncture. I was getting urinary tract infections every three months since my son was born and it was driving me crazy. After six treatments I was cured and no longer got them. I was treated so well and am very happy.
Went to Raleigh Acupuncture for frequent UTIs. They took care of the problem and I don’t get them anymore. Thank you!
I have suffered from IC for over 10 years, with terrible cramping and burning urination, having to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes. I tried acupuncture out of desperation because I wasn’t getting relief anywhere else. It worked incredibly and took away most of my IC symptoms. Why didn’t I know about this sooner. Raleigh Acupuncture is a really good practice. They have kept me healthy for over three years now. I highly recommend them for treating IC.