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KMID : 0644120090220020140
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Journal of Oriental Gynecology
2009 Volume.22 No. 2 p.140 ~ p.150
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The Efficacy of Low Frequency Electroacupuncture Therapy for Weight Loss in Obese Korean Women
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Hwang Deok-Sang
Lee Yoon-Jae
Lee Chang-Hoon
Kim Yong-Suk
Jang Jun-Bock
Lee Kyung-Sub
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Abstract
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Purpose: We investigated the efficacy of electroacupuncture therapy in obese Korean women in order to make basic guidelines for the use of oriental medicine in treating obesity.
Methods: Forty women were divided into two groups and each was treated 12 times: 1) one group was treated using electroacupuncture (EA) involving auricular acupuncture and physical treatment, without exercise (EA group, n=10), and 2) the other group was treated using electroacupuncture and exercise (EA plus exercise group, n=30). The EA was applied to subcutaneous fat tissue manually. Body weight was evaluated every visit and body composition was checked at the and visits. Statistical comparisons were made using SPSS13.0. We compared the weight loss, body mass index (BMI), and body composition before and after treatment using the pairedt-test. The correlations between weight loss and BMI and age were examined.
Results: After the treatment, both groups showed significant reductions in body weight, BMI, body fat, and body fat percentage. The weight loss averaged 4.583.87% in the EA group and 4.693.10% in the EA plus Exercise group. The reduction in skeletal muscle was significant in the EA group, but not significant in the EA plus Exercise group. The speed of the weight loss was correlated with age using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Based on BMI, normal and obese subjects in the EA plus Exercise group had significant reductions in body weight, BMI, body fat, and body fat percentage; the obese subjects also had a significant reduction in skeletal muscle.
Conclusion: Combined EA therapy may be effective for weight reduction. Age and BMI were related to weight loss using EA therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Electroacupucnture, Obesity, Obese women, Low frequency
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