Treatment to Avoid Dialysis with CKD Stage 4

Dialysis is not needed by patients with CKD stage 4, but if they do not take some treatment to improve kidney function or stop illness progression, stage 4 kidney problem will develop to stage 5 which usually needs patients to do dialysis or kidney transplant. Well, what is the treatment for CKD stage 4 patients to improve kidney function and avoid dialysis?

In Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy combined with feet bath, Mai Kang mixture and some herbs is applied to help CKD stage 4 patients improve kidney function. With this treatment method, GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate), an indicator used to reflect how well the kidneys are function, can be improved greatly.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a herb-based treatment. But different from TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), herbs in this treatment are used externally. Herbs are crushed into powder and then packed with special gauze. By putting medicine bags on Shenshu acupoint, effective ingredients get into kidney to repair kidney damages through meridians.

Mai Kang mixture

Mai kang mixture is an oral liquid with function of reducing blood lipid, preventing coagulation, preventing thrombus, strengthening immune system and regulating metabolism of glucose.

Herbs

Herbs like potentilla discolor bunge, snow lotus herb, common achyranthes herb and ophiocordyceps sobolifera also are used in the treatment for CKD stage 4. These herbs work differently, but all of them have been proven to be good for the rebuild of kidney function.

Feet Bath

Feet bath is a complementary therapy and it helps CKD stage 4 patients promote blood circulation in kidney and remove blood stasis. With the help of it, patients can receive obvious treatment effects in short term.

So far Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital has treated kidney disease patients from more than 64 countries with this Chinese medicine-based treatment. For CKD stage 4 patients, they have great chance to reverse their illness to stage 3 and avoid dialysis.