Li Lin, Wang Zhen-yu
Yingkou City Hospital of TCM, Liaoning 115000, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2006 Mar;26(3):173-6.
To probe the optimal acupuncture treatment program for juvenile simple obesity.
Ninety cases were randomly divided into 3 groups: ear acupuncture group, body acupuncture group and control group. The patients of the control group were treated by regulating diet structure, increasing motion and mental direct of slimming, in the body acupuncture group, body acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Zusanli (ST 36), etc. were added, and in the ear acupuncture group, acupuncture at ear acupoints Jidian (hunger point), Pizhixia (subcortex), earshenmen, etc. were added. Seventy days later, the therapeutic effects and changes of blood lipids were observed. And they were followed up after one month.
The total effective rate was 69.23% in the body acupuncture group, 65.52% in the ear acupuncture group and 26.67% in the control group, with significant differences as the two acupuncture groups compared with the control group. And there were significant differences in total cholesterol (TC) and lower density lipid protein-cholesterol (LDL-C) as the two acupuncture groups compared with the control group. There was no significant difference between the two acupuncture groups in all the indexes.
Both ear acupuncture and body acupuncture have obvious therapeutic effect on juvenile simple obesity, and have some actions on blood lipids.
探寻青少年单纯性肥胖的最佳针灸治疗方案。
将90例患者随机分为3组：耳针组、体针组和对照组。对照组患者通过调整饮食结构、增加运动及进行减肥心理指导进行治疗；体针组在上述基础上，加用三阴交（SP 6）、天枢（ST 25）、足三里（ST 36）等体针穴位；耳针组在上述基础上，加用耳穴饥点、皮质下、耳神门等耳针穴位。70天后，观察疗效及血脂变化情况，并于1个月后进行随访。
体针组总有效率为69.23%，耳针组为65.52%，对照组为26.67%，两个针灸组与对照组比较差异有统计学意义。两个针灸组与对照组比较，总胆固醇（TC）及低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）差异有统计学意义。两个针灸组各项指标比较差异无统计学意义。
耳针和体针治疗青少年单纯性肥胖均有明显疗效，且对血脂有一定作用。
