Abstract:Objective:To observe the clinical effect of the therapy of deep acupuncture at Baliao points combined with salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point on post-stroke urinary retention (URAS) based on conventional treatment. Methods:A total of 123 cases of patients with URAS were divided into the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group, the deep acupuncture at Baliao points group and combined treatment group according to the random number table method, with 41 cases in each group. The three groups received conventional treatment. On this basis, the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group was treated with salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point, the deep acupuncture at Baliao points group was treated with deep acupuncture at Baliao points,and the combined treatment group was treated with deep acupuncture at Baliao points combined with salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point. The three groups were treated once a day, six days a week, two weeks as a course of treatment and two courses in total. The clinical effects,scores of bladder function, intermittent catheterization times, residual urine volume, extubation rates and first urination time were compared among the three groups. Results: After treatment, there was significance being found in the comparison of the total effective rate among the three groups (P<0.05); the total effective rate in the combined treatment group was higher than that in the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group and the deep acupuncture at Baliao points group,differences being significant (P<0.05);the scores of bladder function in the three groups were reduced when compared with those before treatment,and the intermittent catheterization times and residual urine volume were dwindled when compared with those before treatment,differences being significant (P<0.05);there were significant differences being found in the comparisons of scores of bladder function,intermittent catheterization times and residual urine volume among the three groups (P<0.05); the scores of bladder function in the combined treatment group was lower than that in the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group, the intermittent catheterization times were less than that in the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group,and the residual urine volume was less than that in the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group and the deep acupuncture at Baliao points group,differences being significant (P<0.05);the difference of scores of bladder function, intermittent catheterization times and residual urine volume before and after treatment in the combined treatment group was greater than that in the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group and the deep acupuncture at Baliao points group,differences being significant (P<0.05);there were significant differences being found in the comparisons of the extubation rate and the first urination time among the three groups (P<0.05);the extubation rate in the combined treatment group was higher than that in the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group,and the first urination time was shorter than that in the salt-indirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point group,differences being significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The therapy of deep acupuncture at Baliao points combined with saltindirect moxibustion at Shenque (CV8) point has a significant clinical effect on URAS based on conventional treatment, which can mitigate the symptoms, improve the bladder function and increase the extubation rate.