2022 Recommendations of the AFU Lithiasis Committee: Postural therapy

Prog Urol. 2023 Nov;33(14):888-892. doi: 10.1016/j.purol.2023.08.003.ABSTRACTPostural therapy is a postural procedure to fight against the gravity phenomenon responsible for the non-elimination of lower calyceal stones. It allows improving or accelerating their expulsion and it increases the stone-free rate. This procedure associates forced diuresis, postural inversion, and lumbar percussion. It allows a 50% improvement and an acceleration of fragment elimination. Despite its positive impact, postural therapy remains under-used. These are the first practical recommendations on postural therapy. METHODOLOGY: These recommendations were developed using two methods: the Clinical Practice Recommendation (CPR) method and the ADAPTE method, depending on whether the question was considered in the European Association of Urology (EAU) recommendations (https://uroweb.org/guidelines/urolithiasis) [EAU Guidelines on urolithiasis. 2022] and whether they were adaptable to the French context.PMID:37918989 | DOI:10.1016/j.purol.2023.08.003

Source: Progres en Urologie - November 2, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: C Almeras P Meria lithiasis committee of the French Association of Urology (CLAFU) Source Type: research