Acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS)

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is prevalent in urological practice and has a significant impact on quality of life. Standard therapies often fail to achieve sustainable amelioration of symptoms. This article attempts to show that neuromodulatory treatment in the form of electroacupuncture can be a minimally invasive and effective treatment for CP/CPPS that is refractory to standard therapies. This neuromodulatory therapy lends support to the hypothesis that the end stage of CP/CPPS may be a neuropathic pain syndrome.

PMID: 15260934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Chen RC, Nickel JC . Curr Urol Rep. 2004 Aug;5(4):305-8. King Street Medical Arts Centre, 71 King Street, W. Suite 400, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B4A2, Canada.