Review of Effect on Heat-generating Plaster Therapy for Chronic Prostatitis

Hee Jeong Seo; Goeun Bae; JinYong Choi; SoHyun Shim; HyungBum Seo; So Yeon Kim; JungNam Kwon; YoungJu Yun; In Lee; JunYong Choi; ChangWoo Han; JinWoo Hong; SeongHa Park; Seo, Hee Jeong; Bae, Goeun; Choi, JinYong; Shim, SoHyun; Seo, HyungBum; Kim, So Yeon; Kwon, JungNam; Yun, YoungJu; Lee, In; Choi, JunYong; Han, ChangWoo; Hong, JinWoo; Park, SeongHa

doi:10.13048/jkm.18013

JKM > Volume 39(2); 2018 > Article

Seo, Bae, Choi, Shim, Seo, Kim, Kwon, Yun, Lee, Choi, Han, Hong, and Park: Review of Effect on Heat-generating Plaster Therapy for Chronic Prostatitis

Original Article

The Journal of Korean Medicine 2018; 39(2): 29-35.

Published online: June 30, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13048/jkm.18013

Review of Effect on Heat-generating Plaster Therapy for Chronic Prostatitis

Hee Jeong Seo¹^{, 2}

, Goeun Bae¹^{, 2}

, JinYong Choi¹^{, 2}, SoHyun Shim¹^{, 2}, HyungBum Seo¹^{, 2}

, So Yeon Kim¹^{, 2}, JungNam Kwon¹^{, 2}, YoungJu Yun¹^{, 2}, In Lee¹^{, 2}, JunYong Choi¹^{, 2}, ChangWoo Han¹^{, 2}, JinWoo Hong¹^{, 2}, SeongHa Park¹^{, 2}^{, *}

¹School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University

²Department of Internal Medicine of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital

Correspondence to: 박성하(Seong Ha Park), Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50612, Korea. Tel: +82-55-360-5600 Fax: +82-55-360-5559, E-mail: psh0680@hanmail.net

Received May 24, 2018 Revised June 11, 2018 Accepted June 11, 2018

Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of Heat-generating plaster therapy on Chronic prostatitis

Methods

We searched articles from Academic Journals(CAJ) online databases. Searching keywords were ‘貼敷’, ‘慢性前列腺炎’, ‘敷貼’, ‘慢性前列腺炎’.

Results

Among the articles published until October 2017, The 18 articles were found. After reviewing the title, abstract and original article, the 3 articles were selected finally to rule out completely different prescriptions.

Conclusions

The effect of Heat-generating plaster therapy on symptoms such as urinary frequency, dysuria, nocturia and sexual dysfunction due to chronic prostatitis was satisfactory. Especially the method is simple and safe, easy to use, patient-friendly, and convenient.

Keywords: Heat-generating, Plaster therapy, Chronic prostatitis, Patient-friendly

Fig. 1

Flow Chart of Clinical Study Selection

Table 1

Data of Clinical Studies of Heat Application Therapy for Chronic Prostatitis

First Author (Year)	Sample size	Intervention	Control	Primary Outcome	Main Result	Author’s Conclusion
JIANG J (2011)4)	Total n=124 Control Group n=62) Treatment Group n=62)	Routine symptomatic reatment Patch posted on acupoints: 關元, 腎俞, 膀胱俞, 中極, 三陰交等 Quadrupole projection therapy (the other prostate heat therapy machine)	Routine symptomatic treatment Patch posted on acupoints: 關元, 腎俞, 膀胱俞, 中極, 三陰交等	Symptoms Prostatic fingerprinting Prostatic fluid microscopy Segmented urine and prostatic fluid bacterial localization test	Symptoms disappeared, improve the quality of prostatic fingerprinting (P<0.05) Prostatic fluid microscopy, continuous 2 to3 times normal, prostatic fluid leukocyte count was normal Segmented urine and prostatic fluid Bacterial localization test EPS, VB3 bacterial culture was negative But EPS, VB3 bacterial culture was not negative; invalid: no improvement of symptoms, signs and various tests.	The use of hyperthermia machine with acupuncture points for the treatment of CABP can rapidly improve clinical symptoms and improve patient quality of life, and no pain and adverse reactions.
WEN N (2009)6)	Total n=60 Control group (n=30) Treatment group (n=30)	Heat plaster therapy: 神闕, 中極, 命門 (Jiangxi Ai Biological Technology Co., Ltd.)	Acupuncture: 中極, 次髎, 行間, 歸來, 三陰交	Symptoms High magnification of prostatic fluid leukocytes	There was a significant difference in the post-treatment effect between the two groups (P<0.01） The total efficacy rate was 83.3% in the Treatment group and 70.0% in the control group, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05)	The effect of heat therapy on symptoms such as urinary frequency, dysuria and nocturia due to chronic prostatitis was satisfactory. Method is simple and safe, easy to use, no acupuncture pain, patient-friendly and con-venient.
GAO XD (2009)7)	Total n=130 Chronic non- Bacterial prostatitis (n=102) Chronic bacterial prostatitis (n=28)	Heat plaster therpy : 神闕, 中極, 命門 (Jiangxi Ai Biological Technology Co., Ltd.)	None	Symptoms The digital rectal Examination Prostate fluid routine smear	Symptoms disappeared The prostatic glands returned to normal or near normal in the digital rectal examination. In the prostate fluid routine smear the normal 112 cases (86.2%), the maximum flow rate significantly increased or reached the normal range 34 cases were cured (26.2%), 78 cases (60.0%)were improved, 18 cases (13.8%) were ineffective, and the total effective rate was 86.2%.	Hot dissolves cold and stasis blood. As a result, it helps blood circulation and communication of meridians. Also urinary frequency, dysuria, urinary closure, and nocturia caused from chronic prostatitis have more effectiveness. The therapy is non-surgical treatment, with no pain, no trauma

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