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There can also be a condition where retention causes overflow incontinence. Retention of urine in this condition is caused by relative lack of contractility of bladder smooth muscles in response to the stretch reflex. As a result, there is no urge and therefore the bladder remains over-distended causing retention of urine. Currently, there are no absolute ways to deal with such a situation except that the patients are advised for self-help techniques of regularly evacuating the bladder. Pharmacotherapy for such condition is not promising. As the patients of neurogenic bladder are often healthy otherwise (with manageable conditions such as diabetes), a bladder dysfunction is considered as a disability that they do not want to share. In this state, any approach that offers a regeneration of bladder reflex and restoration of its functions is more than one can expect for.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods.<\/jats:title>\n An elderly male suffering with chronic urinary retention recommended for indwelling catheterization after the failure of voiding trial following the possible conventional pharmacotherapy was treated with Ayurvedic therapy.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results.<\/jats:title>\n There was a complete symptom reversal after about 45 days of Ayurvedic therapy. The changes were stable after 3-month follow-up of the patient.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion.<\/jats:title>\n This case report presents the complete symptom reversal in a case of chronic urine retention as an outcome of Ayurvedic therapy. Seeing the importance of this clinical condition and unavailability of sufficient means in conventional medicine, it requires a serious note and enquiry into its applicability in similar cases.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/2156587217712764","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,6,8]],"date-time":"2017-06-08T02:48:30Z","timestamp":1496890110000},"page":"846-850","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Low-Pressure, Low-Flow Voiding Dysfunction in an Elderly Male Treated Through Ayurveda: A Case Report"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Sanjeev","family":"Rastogi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,6,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-2156587217712764","volume-title":"Urinary Incontinence in Adults: Acute and Chronic Management. 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