analgesic effects of oligonol, acupuncture and quantum light therapy on chronic nonbacterial prostatitis

conclusions all treatment modalities showed a significant analgesic effect on cnbp in rats, being most prominent with the quantum light therapy. results analgesic effects were observed with all treatment regimens; however, the most prominent median analgesic effect was shown in the quantum light therapy in combination with acupuncture for estrogen-induced cnbp (pf1 = 663.9, pf2 = 403.4) (p = 0.012). furthermore, we observed that monotherapy with quantum light showed a better analgesic efficacy as compared to oligonol and acupuncture monotherapies (pf1 = 1044.6, pf2 = 661.2) (p = 0.018, p = 0.008, p = 0.018; respectively). background chronic nonbacterial prostatitis (cnbp) is a condition that frequently causes long-term pain and a significant decrease in the quality of life. objectives the present study aimed to examine the analgesic effects of oligonol, acupuncture, quantum light therapy and their combinations on estrogen-induced cnbp in rats. materials and methods this experimental study was conducted in edirne, turkey, using a simple randomized allocation. a total of 90 adult male wistar rats were randomized into 9 groups of 10 rats each: group i, control; group ii, cnbp, group iii, oligonol only, group iv, acupuncture only; group v, quantum only; group vi, oligonol + quantum; group vii, acupuncture + oligonol; group viii, quantum + acupuncture; group ix, acupuncture + quantum + oligonol. oligonol treatment was given at a dose of 60 mg/day for 6 weeks. conceptual vessels (cv) 3 and 4, and bilaterally urinary bladder (bl) 32 and 34 points were targeted with 1-hour acupuncture stimulation. the quantum light therapy was applied in 5-minute sessions for 6 weeks (3-times/a week). for pain measurements, mechanical pressure was applied to a point 2 cm distal to the root of the tail to elicit pain and consequent parameters (peak force, latency time of response and total length of measurement) were assessed.