阳明五行针法治疗单纯性肥胖病60例临床观察

Clinical observation on treating 60 cases of simple obesity by the Yangming Wuxing acupuncture

目的:观察阳明五行针法治疗单纯性肥胖的疗效。方法:将120例单纯性肥胖症的患者随机分为治疗组和对照组,各60例。治疗组采用阳明五行针法;对照组给予二甲双胍片。分别于治疗前后检测患者中医症状评分、体重指数、脂肪百分率、腰臀比、瘦素、甘油三酯的变化,并评价减肥疗效。结果:治疗组总有效率为96.6%,对照组总有效率为76.7%,阳明五行针法可明显地改善单纯性肥胖症患者的体重、体重指数、脂肪百分率及腰臀围比值、瘦素、甘油三酯。结论:阳明五行针法具有良好的减肥作用,可以预防或延迟肥胖患者肥胖并发症的发生,提高患者的生活质量。

Objective: To observe efficacy of the Yangming Wuxing acupuncture on simple obesity. Methods: 120 cases wererandomly divided into the treatment group and the control group, 60 cases in each group. The treatment group was given the YangmingWuxing acupuncture; the control group was treated with metformin tablets. The changes of TCM symptoms score, body mass index,and percentage of fat, waist-hip ratio, leptin and triglyceride were detected and evaluated. Results: The total efficiency was 96.6% in thetreatment group, and 76.7% in the control group. The Yangming Wuxing acupuncture can significantly improve weight, body mass index,percentage of fat and waist-hip ratio, leptin, triglycerides. Conclusion: The Yangming Wuxing acupuncture has a good effect on weight, canprevent or delay complications and improve the quality of life.