Moxibustion May Be a Potentially Effective Treatment for Chronic Scrotal Content Pain? A Case Report

Abstract

Background: Chronic scrotal content pain (CSCP) is a syndrome that seriously affects the quality of life in men. But in most men, there is no obvious structural abnormality and there may not be any identifiable pain on palpation, even medications and surgeries are not 100% effective and maybe cause other problems. In addition to medications and surgical treatment, any other effective method needs to be a therapeutic option, too. Objective: To discuss a 36-year-old patient with chronic scrotal content pain for 3 years, with a view to introduce a potentially effective treatment for Chronic scrotal content pain. Conclusions: Many pain syndromes can be treated with removal of the original stimulus. For the patients we treat, moxibustion is effective for the treatment of Chronic scrotal content pain caused by the cooling on the portion. Therefore, an effective conservative treatment may be a worthwhile option to try.