METHODS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/ BLADDER PAIN SYNDROME


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In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in alternative (complementary) treatments of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). This is due both to the high incidence of IC/BPS and to a lack of effectiveness of conventional treatments. One of the directions of alternative therapies is a traditional Chinese medicine using a special diet, various animal and plant-derived medicines, breathing exercises and acupuncture. This review analyzes the accumulated experience in using traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of patients with IC/BPS. The presented data indicate that these methods appear to be promising, since they are effective in a significant number of patients, lead to an improvement in their quality of life, are noninvasive and well tolerated. However, due to the lack of clinical studies, the efficacy of this treatment modalities needs to be confirmed.

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A. Yu Ignashov

First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg

Email: yuri.ignashov@gmail.com
Ph.D. Student at the Department of Urology St. Petersburg, Russia

B. Deng

Beijing State University of Chinese Medicine

Email: dengbo44@aliyun.com
Ph.D., Associate Professor Beijing, China

I. V Kuz’min

First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg

Email: kuzminigor@mail.ru
Dr.Med.Sci., Prof. at the Department of Urology St. Petersburg, Russia

M. N Slesarevskaya

First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg

Email: mns-1971@yandex.ru
Ph.D., Senior Researcher at the Department of Urology St. Petersburg, Russia

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