针灸治疗单纯性肥胖的临床研究进展

Clinical Research Progress of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment of Simple Obesity

单纯性肥胖是一种无明显原发病、由体内脂肪堆积过多导致的慢性代谢性疾病。近年来肥胖及其相关疾病在全球呈日益流行趋势,肥胖是心脏病、中风和糖尿病等疾病的重要危险因素,因此防治肥胖已成为目前研究的热点。针灸治疗肥胖的方法众多,包括体针、穴位埋线、耳穴、电针、艾灸、激光针灸、针灸综合疗法等。由于针灸疗效显著、价格适宜且无不良反应,已成为目前防治肥胖的重要方法。未来深入研究针灸治疗单纯性肥胖的作用机制,可以为疾病的治疗提供新思路。

Simple obesity is a chronic metabolic disease caused by excessive accumulation of body fat without obvious primary disease.In recent years,obesity and related diseases have become increasingly prevalent around the world.Obesity is an important risk factor for diseases such as heart disease,stroke and diabetes,therefore,prevention and treatment of obesity has become a hot research topic at present.The methods of acupuncture and moxibustion to treat obesity are diverse,and the specific methods include body acupuncture,catgut embedding,ear acupuncture,electro-acupuncture,moxibustion,laser acupuncture,and comprehensive acupuncture therapy.Acupuncture and moxibustion has become an important method to prevent and treat obesity because of its remarkable curative effect,reasonable price and no adverse reactions.Further study on the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of simple obesity in the future can provide new ideas for the treatment of related diseases.