Objective： This study was to observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis. Methods： Ninety patients with diabetic gastroparesis were randomly allocated into 2 groups, a tr...Objective： This study was to observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis. Methods： Ninety patients with diabetic gastroparesis were randomly allocated into 2 groups, a treatment group （45 subjects） to receive acupuncture treatment, and a control group （45 subjects） to take domperidone tablet. Results： Four treatment courses later,the total effective rate was 91.1% in the treatment group and 64.4% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： The diabetic gastroparesis responds wellto acupuncture treatment.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： This study was to observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture in the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis. Methods： Ninety patients with diabetic gastroparesis were randomly allocated into 2 groups, a treatment group （45 subjects） to receive acupuncture treatment, and a control group （45 subjects） to take domperidone tablet. Results： Four treatment courses later,the total effective rate was 91.1% in the treatment group and 64.4% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion： The diabetic gastroparesis responds wellto acupuncture treatment.
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.
