[Observation on therapeutic effect of simple obesity treated with acupuncture, auricular point sticking and TDP]
Ao-Shuang Yu1, Jin-Sheng Yang, Lan-Xiang Wei
1Yanliang District No. 141 Hospital of Xi'an City, Shaanxi 710089, China.
Objective:
To probe into the mechanism and the best program of acupuncture for slimming.
Methods:
The patients were randomly divided into a control group (n = 60) treated with diet control and exercise, and a treatment group treated with acupuncture, auricular point sticking, TDP radiation. Changes of body weight, cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and blood sugar (BS) before and after treatment were investigated.
Results:
The effective rate of the treatment group (91.6%) was better than that of the control group (28.3%).
Conclusion:
Acupuncture, auricular point sticking and TDP radiation combined with diet control and exercise are a better program for slimming, and decreasing appetite, promoting lipid decomposition metabolism are the mechanism of acupuncture in slimming.
