Bedwetting! @# Acupuncture Can Help!

About 20% of children five years old and younger have this problem - bedwetting. And it's usually at night while the child is asleep.

A study published by the Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry shows that treating acupuncture points in the hand of our child is just as successful as other therapies, minus the annoyances and dangerous side effects.

The good news is that Acupuncturists don't have to use needles to stimulate the points. They can use magnets or electro-stimulation to activate these points just as effectively. The treatment is simple and takes about 20 minutes.

Traditional therapies include behavior modification with elaborate alarm systems and drug therapy. The alarm systems wake up other members of the family and do not work until your child has already wet the bed. Drug therapy typically with Desmopressin only works about 22% of the time and can trigger dangerous side effects.

Several factors can cause bedwetting such as stress, changes in sleep patterns, nervous system disorders and hormonal imbalances. Acupuncture addresses all the these possible causes by treating internal organs and the meridian system within your child's body.

References

1. Mikkelson EJ. Enuresis and encopresis: Ten years of progress. Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry 2001;40(10): 1146-1158.
2. Editorial Staff, “Korean Hand Therapy Reduces Incidence of Bedwetting in Children,” 30 Nov 2003, Acupuncture Today, 27 July 2009