title: [Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of central obesity].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe and evaluate objective therapeutic effect of acupuncture on central obesity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two cases of central obesity were treated with body acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture, ear point tapping, TDP radiation, and changes of WC, WHR and body mass index (BMI) before and after treatment were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical total effective rate was 84.4%, and WC, WHR and BMI decreased (P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture, ear point tapping, TDP radiation has a better therapeutic effect on central obesity.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture Section, Affiliated Longhua Hospital of Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 200032, China. haiyinzhao@sohu.com
authors.forename: Hai-yin
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio