title: [Treatment of simple obesity in children with photo-acupuncture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the treatment of simple obesity in children and observe its effect.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and two patients were treated with self-produced photo-acupuncture apparatus (101 cases) or ear-pressing (101 cases), and their effects were observed and compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Effects of both methods were satisfactory. The photo-acupuncture showed a better result than that of the ear-pressing. After treatment, the obesity indexes lowered significantly and levels of blood lipids, glucose, cortisol and triiodothyronine were all improved markedly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Photo-acupuncture is a safe, painless, nontraumatic and effective method for treatment of simple obesity, and it is easy to be accepted by children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Third Teaching Hospital of Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences, Changchun 130021.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*