Preliminary research of
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200405-k0002
- Author:
Ting CHEN
1
;
Yi-Jia WAN
2
;
Dan-Hong SUN
2
;
Tao TAO
3
;
Li-Hua XU
1
;
Zi-Qing FANG
1
;
Xiao-Ming JIANG
1
;
Xiao-Chun JIANG
1
;
Wei-Xiang JIANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Ultrasound Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University/Zhejiang Provincial Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, China.
2. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University/Zhejiang Provincial Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, China.
3. Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University/Zhejiang Provincial Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou 310006, China.
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
acupoint thread embedding;
deqi;
stroke;
ultrasonic guidance;
weight reduction
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Body Mass Index;
Catgut;
Humans;
Ultrasonics;
Weight Loss
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2021;41(6):628-632
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore the impacts on weight reduction effect treated with acupoint thread embedding therapy at different tissue levels under ultrasonic guidance.
METHODS:A total of 70 patients with overweight or obesity were randomized into a shallow-tissue thread embedding group (35 cases, 5 cases dropped off) and a deep-tissue thread embedding group (35 cases, 4 cases dropped off). Under ultrasonic guidance, the thread was embedded in the shallow tissue level and the deep tissue level respectively. The acupoints were Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhongji (CV 3), etc. The thread embedding therapy was exerted once every 2 weeks, totally for 3 times. Before and 2 weeks after treatment, body mass, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and hip circumference were recorded in the patients of the two groups separately. After each treatment, the number and the property of blood vessels under each acupoint were detected by ultrasound. Besides, the needling sensation and the intensity were scored and the adverse events were observed after thread embedding therapy.
RESULTS:After treatment, the reduction range of body mass, BMI and waist circumference in the deep-tissue thread embedding group were larger than those in the shallow-tissue thread embedding group successively (
CONCLUSION:The deep-tissue thread embedding therapy achieves the stronger
