Urine retention is a disease manifested by difficult urination, distending pain in the lower abdomen and even blockage of urine. It is divided into mechanical (oganic) urine retention and dynamic (functional) urine retentionon pathogeny, and acute and slow on course. It often occurs in old male with hyperplasia of prostate and in female after delivery. This disease results from dysfunction of Qi in the bladder. Heat accumulates in the bladder, or heat of the kidney shifts to the bladder. Accumulation of heat in the bladder impedes the qi function and leads to urine retention. In case of weakness of the kidney yang and decline of Mingrnen fire, the bladder may be too weak to discharge the urine. Traumatic injury or surgical operation hindering the Qi of the meridians or damaging the zang organs, causes urine retention too. The therapeutic principle includes regulating Qi of bladder.

Treatment
1. Zhongji (CV3)
The middle finger forms an angle of 600 with anterior median line and presses the point from 30-60 seconds. Or it is sticked downward by 3 cun filiform needle, keeping on scraping after arrival of Qi, transmitting needling sensation pudendal region, retaining the needle for 20 minutes. Once a day, 10 times a course.

2. Zhibian (BL54)
The double Zhibian are sticked and the needling sensation is transmitted to the pudendal region. Once a day, 10 times a course.

3. Qugu (CV2)
The patient is required to lie supinely and bend the knees. The point is sticked, the needle forming an angle of 350 with anterior median line. The needling sensation is transmitted to the pudendal region. Retain the needle for 20 minutes.

4. Shenque (CV8)
Fistular onion stalk, borneo camphor, river-snail (or fresh abrotani herba), licorice root and gansui root are mixed and grinded. Apply the mixing on umbilical part.

5. Weidao (GB28)
The double weidao are sticked with the needle tip toward Qugu(CV2). Insert the needle for 2-3 cun. Use electric acupuncture with interrupting wave. Retain the needle for 15-20 minutes.

Note
1. The acupuncture treating the urine retention which directs to each kind of reason remains a certain effective, may avoid the catheterization the pain painstakingly with the urinary tract infection, in particular to the functional urine retention, the cure effect could be the best. The effectiveness rate may reach about 95%. To the serious central nervous system illness, the serious flesh wound sent the spinal cord to cross the damage or arm bladder and the urethral injury completely, the acupuncture treatment cures one or two time still could not arrange the urine, should perform the catheterization technique immediately.

2. Eliminates the mental strain, relaxes the emotion, gives the language suggestion and the bicker induction suitably.

3. Fry the salt till it is thermal and then put it into a cloth sack. Apply the hot compress to the lower abdomen. Masculine patient could use  ethyl alcohol (75%) lint ball to stimulate the urethral meatus.

4. Makes abdominal muscle contraction and the flaccid practice. After delivery or operation, the patient should get out of bed as soon as possible to avoids the urine retention or to reduce the degree which the urine retention remains.