Objective:To investigate the effect of acupoint catgut-embedding therapy on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).Methods:Twenty-three participants were subjected to acupoint catgut-embedding therapy for 3 sessions...Objective:To investigate the effect of acupoint catgut-embedding therapy on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).Methods:Twenty-three participants were subjected to acupoint catgut-embedding therapy for 3 sessions.The second session was performed one month after the first session and the third session two months after the second session.Three months after the third session of catgut-embedding therapy,the patients were subjected to fibroscan analysis.A total of 20 acupoints were selected in three sessions.Same acupoints were selected for all the patients at the same session but different points were selected at different sessions.Results:Of the 23 participants,5 cases showed significant improvement and 8 cases showed moderate improvement as the steatosis stage was reduced by 1 or 2 degrees.The whole group showed significant improvements in terms of patient score,fat percentage,NAFLD steatosis stage,weight loss and abdominal circumference reduction after acupoint catgut-embedding therapy(all P<0.05).Conclusion:The acupoint catgut-embedding therapy can significantly improve the important factors in patients with NAFLD.展开更多
Obesity has become a major health challenge for both patients and family physicians.Well-known methods of weight reduction such as diet and exercise are often difficult to comply with due to lifestyle and quality of l...Obesity has become a major health challenge for both patients and family physicians.Well-known methods of weight reduction such as diet and exercise are often difficult to comply with due to lifestyle and quality of life issues.Other methods such as diet pills or surgery have potentially serious side effects and often do not show long-term benefit.In an attempt to find a less invasive and effective modality of treatment,traditional Chinese medicine,particularly acupuncture and auriculotherapy,has become a topic of research in this field.The authors conducted a review of the current evidence regarding the use of auricular and body acupuncture in the treatment of obesity from their beginning to June 2014.Any published trial using randomized assignment to the intervention and control groups,in full text were included.Overall,moderate evidence in favor of acupuncture over exercise in the treatment of obesity was found.However,due to the limitations of the published studies in this field,it is necessary to conduct a large high quality randomized controlled trial in order to determine whether acupuncture should be used as a treatment modality to achieve weight loss in obese individuals.展开更多
文摘Objective:To investigate the effect of acupoint catgut-embedding therapy on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).Methods:Twenty-three participants were subjected to acupoint catgut-embedding therapy for 3 sessions.The second session was performed one month after the first session and the third session two months after the second session.Three months after the third session of catgut-embedding therapy,the patients were subjected to fibroscan analysis.A total of 20 acupoints were selected in three sessions.Same acupoints were selected for all the patients at the same session but different points were selected at different sessions.Results:Of the 23 participants,5 cases showed significant improvement and 8 cases showed moderate improvement as the steatosis stage was reduced by 1 or 2 degrees.The whole group showed significant improvements in terms of patient score,fat percentage,NAFLD steatosis stage,weight loss and abdominal circumference reduction after acupoint catgut-embedding therapy(all P<0.05).Conclusion:The acupoint catgut-embedding therapy can significantly improve the important factors in patients with NAFLD.
文摘Obesity has become a major health challenge for both patients and family physicians.Well-known methods of weight reduction such as diet and exercise are often difficult to comply with due to lifestyle and quality of life issues.Other methods such as diet pills or surgery have potentially serious side effects and often do not show long-term benefit.In an attempt to find a less invasive and effective modality of treatment,traditional Chinese medicine,particularly acupuncture and auriculotherapy,has become a topic of research in this field.The authors conducted a review of the current evidence regarding the use of auricular and body acupuncture in the treatment of obesity from their beginning to June 2014.Any published trial using randomized assignment to the intervention and control groups,in full text were included.Overall,moderate evidence in favor of acupuncture over exercise in the treatment of obesity was found.However,due to the limitations of the published studies in this field,it is necessary to conduct a large high quality randomized controlled trial in order to determine whether acupuncture should be used as a treatment modality to achieve weight loss in obese individuals.
