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ArticleIranian Red Crescent medical journal2015

Analgesic effects of oligonol, acupuncture and quantum light therapy on chronic nonbacterial prostatitis.

Hakan Akdere, Ilhan Oztekin, Ersan Arda, Tevfik Aktoz, Fatma Nesrin Turan, Kamil Mehmet Burgazli

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Article in Iranian Red Crescent medical journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hakan AkdereDepartment of Urology, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Ilhan OztekinDepartments of Anesthesiology and Algology, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Ersan ArdaDepartment of Urology, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Tevfik AktozDepartment of Urology, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Fatma Nesrin TuranDepartment of Biostatistics, Medical Faculty, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Kamil Mehmet BurgazliDepartment of Internal Medicine and Angiology, Wuppertal Research and Medical Center, Wuppertal, Germany.
Trakya University · TRUniversity of Wuppertal · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic Nonbacterial Prostatitis (CNBP) is a condition that frequently causes long-term pain and a significant decrease in the quality of life.

objectivesThe present study aimed to examine the analgesic effects of oligonol, acupuncture, quantum light therapy and their combinations on estrogen-induced CNBP in rats. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis experimental study was conducted in Edirne, Turkey, using a simple randomized allocation. A total of 90 adult male Wistar rats were randomized into 9 groups of 10 rats each: Group I, control; Group II, CNBP, Group III, oligonol only, Group IV, acupuncture only; Group V, quantum only; Group VI, oligonol + quantum; Group VII, acupuncture + oligonol; Group VIII, quantum + acupuncture; Group IX, acupuncture + quantum + oligonol. Oligonol treatment was given at a dose of 60 mg/day for 6 weeks. Conceptual vessels (CV) 3 and 4, and bilaterally urinary bladder (Bl) 32 and 34 points were targeted with 1-hour acupuncture stimulation. The quantum light therapy was applied in 5-minute sessions for 6 weeks (3-times/a week). For pain measurements, mechanical pressure was applied to a point 2 cm distal to the root of the tail to elicit pain and consequent parameters (peak force, latency time of response and total length of measurement) were assessed.

resultsAnalgesic effects were observed with all treatment regimens; however, the most prominent median analgesic effect was shown in the quantum light therapy in combination with acupuncture for estrogen-induced CNBP (PF1 = 663.9, PF2 = 403.4) (P = 0.012). Furthermore, we observed that monotherapy with quantum light showed a better analgesic efficacy as compared to oligonol and acupuncture monotherapies (PF1 = 1044.6, PF2 = 661.2) (P = 0.018, P = 0.008, P = 0.018; respectively).

conclusionsAll treatment modalities showed a significant analgesic effect on CNBP in rats, being most prominent with the quantum light therapy.

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