title: [Clinical observation on acupotomy for treatment of simple obesity].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the efficacy differences among acupotomy, electroacupuncture and acupuncture for treatment of simple obesity.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and five cases were randomly divided into an acupotomy group, an electroacupuncture group and an acupuncture group, 35 cases in each group, and Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), etc, were selected in three groups and also with selection of acupoints according to symptoms. The acupotomy group was treated with acupotomy 40 mm in length and 0.6 mm in diameter, the electroacupuncture group with the Han's LH402A electroacupuncture stimulator and the acupuncture group with simple acupuncture treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects of three groups were compared. The obesity signs such as body weight, body mass index (BMI), obesity degree, etc., and blood lipid and fasting blood sugar (FBS) were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The markedly effective rate of 91.4% (32/35) in the acupotomy group was higher than that of 71.5% (25/35) in the electroacupuncture group and that of 42.9% (15/35) in the hand acupuncture group (both P<0.05). There were significant differences in the obesity signs and blood fat and FBS of the three groups before and after treatment (P<0.05, P<0.01). The differences rates of body weight, BMI, obesity degree, chest circumference, waistline, thighline, waist-hip ratio, total cholesterol before and after treatment in the acupotomy group were all better than those in the electroacupuncture group and in the acupuncture group (all P<0.05), and the differences rates of hipline, FBS in the acupotomy group were better than those in the acupuncture group (both P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupotomy treatment can obviously reduce fat, FBS and blood lipid and has obvious therapeutic effects on simple obesity.
authors: The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of CM, Nanjing 210046, Jiangsu Province, China. chenmei8870@sina.com
authors: Mei
authors: M
authors: Chen
authors: Xiao-yang
authors: XY
authors: Shi
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Xu
authors: Yi-huang
authors: YH
authors: Gu
authors: Qin
authors: Q
authors: Dong
authors: Lan-feng
authors: LF
authors: Xu
authors: Kai-ping
authors: KP
authors: Li
authors: Jian-bin
authors: JB
authors: Zhang
authors: Yan-yun
authors: YY
authors: Mu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids