Clinical Observation on Simple Obesity Treated by Acupuncture plus Ear Point-Sticking Method
- Author:
Xuemei CAO
;
Min PI
;
Lei YU
;
Jiaping TAO
;
Haibo YU
;
Guoqi HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Obesity;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Auricular Point Sticking
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2007;5(2):87-90
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: In order to observe the clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus ear point-sticking for simple obesity. Methods: Fifty-two cases of the patients with simple obesity were treated by acupuncture and ear point-sticking method for one course. Results:After the treatments, the results showed remarkable effect in 22 cases, effect in 25 cases and failure in 5 cases, and the total effective rate was 90.4%. There was no obvious change in various indexes of the body in the male and female patients before and after the treatment.Conclusion: Acupuncture plus ear point-sticking for simple obesity is stable in the therapeutic effect, simple and safe in application, without side effects, and cheap in cost and needs to be greatly popularized.
