Lin Li1, Zhen-yu Wang. 1. Yingkou City Hospital of TCM, Liaoning 115000, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To probe the optimal acupuncture treatment program for juvenile simple obesity. METHODS:Ninety cases were randomly divided into 3 groups: ear acupuncture group, body acupuncture group and control group. The patients of the control group were treated by regulating diet structure, increasing motion and mental direct of slimming, in the body acupuncture group, body acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Zusanli (ST 36), etc. were added, and in the ear acupuncture group, acupuncture at ear acupoints Jidian (hunger point), Pizhixia (subcortex), earshenmen, etc. were added. Seventy days later, the therapeutic effects and changes of blood lipids were observed. And they were followed up after one month. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 69.23% in the body acupuncture group, 65.52% in the ear acupuncture group and 26.67% in the control group, with significant differences as the two acupuncture groups compared with the control group. And there were significant differences in total cholesterol (TC) and lower density lipid protein-cholesterol (LDL-C) as the two acupuncture groups compared with the control group. There was no significant difference between the two acupuncture groups in all the indexes. CONCLUSION: Both ear acupuncture and body acupuncture have obvious therapeutic effect on juvenile simple obesity, and have some actions on blood lipids.
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OBJECTIVE: To probe the optimal acupuncture treatment program for juvenile simple obesity. METHODS: Ninety cases were randomly divided into 3 groups: ear acupuncture group, body acupuncture group and control group. The patients of the control group were treated by regulating diet structure, increasing motion and mental direct of slimming, in the body acupuncture group, body acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Zusanli (ST 36), etc. were added, and in the ear acupuncture group, acupuncture at ear acupoints Jidian (hunger point), Pizhixia (subcortex), earshenmen, etc. were added. Seventy days later, the therapeutic effects and changes of blood lipids were observed. And they were followed up after one month. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 69.23% in the body acupuncture group, 65.52% in the ear acupuncture group and 26.67% in the control group, with significant differences as the two acupuncture groups compared with the control group. And there were significant differences in total cholesterol (TC) and lower density lipid protein-cholesterol (LDL-C) as the two acupuncture groups compared with the control group. There was no significant difference between the two acupuncture groups in all the indexes. CONCLUSION: Both ear acupuncture and body acupuncture have obvious therapeutic effect on juvenile simple obesity, and have some actions on blood lipids.
Authors: Hamid Abdi; Baixiao Zhao; Mahsa Darbandi; Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan; Shima Tavallaie; Amir Ali Rahsepar; Seyyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh; Mohammad Safariyan; Mohsen Nemati; Maryam Mohammadi; Parisa Abbasi-Parizad; Sara Darbandi; Saeed Akhlaghi; Gordon A A Ferns Journal: ScientificWorldJournal Date: 2012-04-29