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An Acupoint Catgut-embedding Therapy for Treating Obesity
Published on: April 4, 2025
[Observation on therapeutic effect of acupoint sticking therapy on simple obesity]
Li-Li Yin1, Yan-Hui Li, Shu-Xin Wang
1Department of Acupuncture, The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. kintelili@tom.com
Objective:
To probe into effectiveness and safety of acupoint sticking therapy for simple obesity.
Methods:
One hundred and eight cases were randomly divided into an acupoint sticking group (n = 58) and an acupuncture group (n = 50). The acupoint sticking group were treated with TCM plaster sticking at Zhongwan (CV 12), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), etc. The acupuncture group were treated with simple acupuncture at Zhongji (CV 3), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), etc. Their therapeutic effects were observed after 3 therapeutic courses.
Results:
The total effective rate was 84.5% in the acupoint sticking group, 86.0% in the acupuncture group with no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05); after treatment, the body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference decreased and the cumulative score of clinical symptoms decreased in the two groups with no significant difference between the two groups, but the waist-hip ratio did not significantly change.
Conclusion:
TCM acupoint sticking therapy has a definite therapeutic effect on simple obesity.
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