Cupping as Assistant Treatment in Intervening Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.12.1411
- VernacularTitle:拔罐辅助治疗非酒精性脂肪性肝病临床疗效观察
- Author:
ting Shu FENG
1
;
Chang LI
;
fan Feng SUN
;
hong Xiao ZHU
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学第一临床医学院
- Keywords:
Cupping;
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease;
Fatty liver;
Body weight;
Body mass index;
Blood lipids;
B-scan ultrasound;
AST;
ALT;
Acupuncture medication combined
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(12):1411-1414
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of cupping in intervening non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and further explore the possible mechanism. Method Fifty NAFLD patients were randomized into two groups: a treatment group (25 cases, intervened by cupping, Chinese medication, diet control and kinesiotherapy) and a control group (25 cases, intervened by Chinese medication, diet control and kinesiotherapy). They were observed for 6 months. Body weight, body mass index (BMI), abdomen circumference, hip circumference, arm circumference, thigh circumference, blood lipids [including total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG)], hepatic enzymes [including aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT)], and B-scan ultrasound of liver were recorded before and after the treatment for statistical analysis. Result After 6-month treatment, the body weight, BMI, abdomen circumference, hip circumference, arm circumference, and thigh circumference were significantly improved in the two groups (P<0.05); some patients had their TC, TG, AST and ALT levels descended to the normal range and B-scan ultrasound of liver turned negative; the reduction of abdomen circumference in the treatment group was more significant than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Cupping plus Chinese medication, diet control and exercises can effectively improve clinical observation indexes of NAFLD, especially for those with central obesity.
