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KMID : 1234920040040010061
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2004 Volume.4 No. 1 p.61 ~ p.65
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A Clinical Study for the Influence of Bigiheo Herbal Acupuncture Therapy on Abdominal Obesity
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Cha Yun-Yeop
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Abstract
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Objectives: The Purpose of this study was to evidence the effect of Herbal Bigiheo Acupuncture therapy by comparing waist-hip ratio, abdominal circumference and abdominal muscle circumference of Group B(group of Herbal acupuncture therapy and general obesity treatment) with Group A(group of non-Herbal acupuncture therapy and general obesity treatment) in forty two patients who have received OPD treatment at Sang Ji oriental medical hospital and chiefly diagnosed obesity from October 2003 to September 2004.
Methods: We checked the change of Obesity degree with Inbody 3.0.
Results and Conclusions: Herbal acupuncture therapy group was significantly decreased in waist-hip ratio and abdominal circumference, and we have no difference of abdominal muscle circumference each groups. According to the above results, it is considered that Bigiheo Herbal Acupuncture therapy showed a significant decrease in Abdominal Obesity.
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KEYWORD
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Obesity, Herbal Acupuncture, Bigiheo
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