Electroacupuncture for treatment of simple obesity complicated with fatty liver.
- Author:
Lin JIAO
1
;
Zhen-hai CHI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Child; Electroacupuncture; Fatty Liver; therapy; Female; Humans; Intra-Abdominal Fat; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; complications; therapy
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2008;28(3):183-186
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe clinical therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on simple obesity complicated with fatty liver.
METHODSThirty cases of such disease were treated with EA at Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Qimen (LR 14), Daimai (GB 26), Yanglingquan (GB 34), etc.. After treatment of 3 months, the therapeutic effect and changes of B-ultrasonography of liver, body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), fat degree, visceral fatty (VFT) content in the cross region, subcutaneous fat (FAT), waist/hip ratio (WHR) were investigated.
RESULTSAfter treatment, the total effective rate for slimming was 80.0% and the total effective rate for fatty liver was 80.0%, and body weight, BMI, fat degree, VFA, FAT and WHR significantly decreased (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONElectroacupuncture has good slimming action and it is one of effective methods for fatty liver.
