Prostatitis

Sign/Symptoms
Drugs
Treatments
Attributes
Gender = M
Further Tests

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Saw Palmetto Extract [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Palmetto extract may cause side effects, though these are uncommon. They may include headache, vomiting, dizziness, constipation, diarrhoea, insomnia or fatigue. Long term effects have not yet been researched.

Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that saw palmetto helps to treat prostatitis. More research is needed.)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Kampo [1, 2, 3]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Kampo helps in the treatment of prostatitis)

Grade of Evidence: medium quality of evidence

Myofascial Release:

Please note, that this weakly recomended procedure is only for supportive management of pain related to prostatitis, and is in no way curative in nature.

Recommendation: no recommendation (there is insufficient evidence to show that myofascial release helps in treating prostatitis in any way)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

 

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. Shibata, Yoshiharu and Jean Wu. "Kampo Treatment for Climacteric Disorders: A Handbook for Practitioners." Paradigm Publications, 1997

3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/kampo

4. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/saw-palmetto

5. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/palmetto/

6. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-sawpalmetto.html

7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12137626

8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16467543

9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18423748

10. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/saw-palmetto/NS_patient-sawpalmetto

 


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