Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy for III B chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To analyze the efficiency of low-intensity shock wave therapy (LI-ESWT) for patients with III B chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).

Methods

The study included an uncontrolled population of 32 patients who had suffered with CPPS for ≥3 months. LI-ESWT was performed without anesthesia via a perineal approach. The operation was carried out in four weeks by administering 12,000 shock waves. Using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and NIH-developed Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI), subsequent tests were performed at 1, 2, 4, and 12 weeks after the first LI-ESWT session.

Results

All patients who received the four week course as treatment responded actively on the pain VAS and the NIH-CPSI, and both were significantly improved (P<0.05). Compared with the

SUBMITTER: Li G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7354340 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature