Laser acupuncture may help bedwetters: study

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/15/us-acupuncture-bedwetters-idUSTRE73E5HC20110415

Acupuncture using a laser beam might help young bedwetters break the nighttime habit, according to a new study from Turkey.

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Using a low-power laser, about two-thirds of the kids received acupuncture therapy on traditional bladder points three times a week for 4 weeks. The other kids, used for comparison, got the same treatment but with a fake laser.

Fifteen days after completing the treatment, 40 percent of kids who got therapy with a real laser had stopped wetting the bed entirely, compared to 8 percent of those with fake laser treatment. After 6 months, rates of complete improvement were 54 percent versus 12 percent.

Also 6 months after the treatment, kids in the laser therapy group wet the bed less than twice a week on average, compared to three times a week in the fake-laser group.

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1. "Fake-Laser Group" would be a good name for a band. n/t

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2. Oh, I See --

Using a laser (or fake laser) was the only was to do a double-blind study. Very clever.

I know acupunture has an effect. It's obviously not what the traditional theory says, unless you believe in things like the triple burner. But if done properly it's absolutely wonderful.

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3. it is probably

the best way to do the study "double blind" (since there really is no such thing as blinded acupuncture--that idea amuses me).

But some acupuncturists actually use laser acupuncture. Here is another example...........

http://www.healthcmi.com/index.php/acupuncturist-news-online/328-laseracupunctureceuschildren

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4. "Stop wetting the bed or I'll turn you over to the mad scientist and his laser chair!"

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5. LOL

How can it be called acu-"puncture"?

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6. because

it is applied to acupuncture points.

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7. LOL

My question still stands.

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10. so what would you call

Laser therapy applied to acupuncture points? Does it really bother you so much? It is a very descriptive name.

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11. LOL

Bother me? I find it hilarious! :rofl:

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8. Isn't 40% worse than chance?

It something works, shouldn't it work more than half of the time? Shouldn't children whose bedwetting is 'cured' not still wet the bed after treatment?

Edit: I forgot to add--the group receiving the 'fake laser' showed a reduction in bedwetting too. That's some therapy! :rofl:

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9. you gotta be kidding right?

Do you think a new cancer therapy has to have greater than 50% cure rate to be approved or used? :rofl: