A 50-year-old man began waking up five to six times each night to urinate after a stroke two years earlier. Seeking relief, he turned to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
After his first acupuncture session targeting acupoints on the sacrum—a shield-shaped triangular bone at the base of the spine that connects the spine to the pelvis—his nighttime urination (nocturia) dropped to twice that night. After three treatments, it stabilized to one to two times per night. His sleep quality improved, and both his mental and physical energy increased.
