Clinical observation on electroacupuncture combined with catgut implantation at acupoints for treatment of simple obesity of heart and spleen deficiency type

To observe the interventional effect of electroacupuncture combined with catgut implantation at acupoints for treatment of simple obesity of heart and spleen deficiency type. Sixty five cases were randomly divided into an observation group (33 cases) and a control group (32 cases). The observation g...

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Published inZhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 29; no. 9; p. 703
Main Authors Tang, Chun-lin, Dai, De-chun, Zhao, Gui-feng, Zhu, Wei-fang, Mei, Lin-feng
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.09.2009
Subjects
Acupuncture Points
Adult
Catgut
Electroacupuncture
Female
Heart - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity - physiopathology
Obesity - psychology
Obesity - surgery
Obesity - therapy
Prostheses and Implants
Prosthesis Implantation
Spleen - physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:To observe the interventional effect of electroacupuncture combined with catgut implantation at acupoints for treatment of simple obesity of heart and spleen deficiency type. Sixty five cases were randomly divided into an observation group (33 cases) and a control group (32 cases). The observation group was treated with electroacupuncture combined with catgut implantation at acupoint therapy, the electroacupuncture was applied at Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Guanyuan (CV 4), Tianshu (ST 25), ect. and catgut implantation was given at Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), etc. The control group was treated with electroacupuncture only. The body weight, body mass index (BMI), waistline, waist hip ratio (WHR), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA) and Hamilton depression scale (HAMD, 17 items) were evaluated before and after treatment, and these were also compared with those of 35 nomal cases. The total effective rate of 93.9% in the observation group was higher than
ISSN:0255-2930