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KMID : 0615720120290010061
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2012 Volume.29 No. 1 p.61 ~ p.66
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The Duplicate Effect of Thread-embedding Therapy on 5 Patients with Obesity
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Shin Hwa-Young
Lim Seong-Chul
Lee Yun-Kyu
Kwon Hyo-Jung
Jung Tae-Young
Lee Bong-Hyo
Kim Jae-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the duplicate effect of thread-embedding therapy against obesity.
Methods: 5 women from 20 to 30 with obesity were treated with thread-embedding therapy and compared the results with physical measurement, body composition tests and fat thickness measured by ultrasound.
Results: The thread-embedding therapy locally reduced body size and fat thickness and had a cumulative effect, but showed the greatest effect in the abdominal region. It didn’t affect to the overall change of body composition.
Conclusions: The duplicate procedure of thread-embedding therapy for obesity had a cumulative effect, but it depended on the treatment region.
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KEYWORD
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thread-embedding therapy, obesity
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