Author/Authors :
Allen، Simon نويسنده MD, PhD, Director, Fine Treatment, Oxford, United
Kingdom , , Aghajanyan، Ivan Gerasimovich نويسنده Prof, MD, PhD Head, Department of Urology, Yerevan State
Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia ,
Abstract :
Medications, alternative and complementary treatments for type-III
chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) are used
frequently. The aim of this article is to define thermobalancing therapy
as an independent treatment for internal diseases, such as CP/CPPS. The
effect of thermobalancing therapy (TT) by using Dr. Allen’s therapeutic
device-(DATD) on patients with CP/CPPS was investigated. National
institute of health chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI) scores,
prostatic volume (PV), and maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax) were
measured in one group of 45 patients who underwent TT and a control
group that did not have TT. These all parameters were compared between
groups. No significant difference was found at baseline evaluation in
treatment and control groups with regard to age, NIH-CPSI score, PV or
Qmax. In the treatment group pain score decreased and quality of life
(QoL) improved significantly, whereas in the control group no changes.
TT reduced PV and increased Qmax significantly, whereas in the control
group TT did not elicit significant changes in PV and Qmax. The study
has explored that TT with DATD as monotherapy for CP/CPPS patients: (i)
reduces pain dramatically and improves QoL; (ii) reduces PV and
increases Qmax. None of the patients who received TT suffered side
effects and the cost of TT compares favourably with the cost of
conventional treatment. Thus, TT could be recommended as a new
independent treatment for CP/CPPS.