Clinicai Study Of Taiji Liuhe Acupuncture In Treatment Of Simple Obesity With Spleen Deficiency And Dampness Retention

Objective To observe the clinically therapeutic effect of TaiJi LiuHe Acupuncture therapy in treatment of simple abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and dampness retention syndrome.To verify the feasiblity of TaiJi LiuHe Acupuncture therapy in treatment of simple abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and dampness retention syndrome and to provide feasible TCM treatment programs.Method 60 cases of simple abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and dampness retention syndrome patients were randomly divided into the control group and treatment group,30 cases in each group.Two groups were provide diet and exercise instructions.The control group received conventional acupuncture treatment,while the treatment group received TaiJi LiuHe acupuncture therapy.Patients in both groups received continuous treatment for 2 courses,5 times a week,and 1 course for 4 weeks.After every course of treatment compared the change at the same time node on obesity indexes(include body mass,BMI,the degree of obesity,waist circumference,hip-circumference,waist to hip ratio and fat percentage,subcutaneous fat thickness),TCM syndrome integral and total effective rate of two groups of patients were recorded pretherapy and post-treatment.After 1 course of treatment and 2 courses of treatment,the comparison and evaluation between and within groups were conducted to observe the clinical efficiency rate,TCM syndrome integral and the improvement of obesity indicators of the patients in the two groups.Results There was no difference in age,sex,course of disease,degree of obesity and TCM syndrome integral before treatment in the two groups(P>0.05).By each of the two groups after treatment in patients with body mass,BMI,waist circumference,hip circumference,waist hip ratio,the degree of obesity,body fat percentage and subcutaneous fat thickness and TCM syndrome integral was obviously changed(P < 0.05).Compared with the control group,after one course of treatment,there was no significant difference in obesity index and TCM syndrome score between the two groups(P>0.05).After 2 courses of treatment,compared with the control group,there was no significant difference between the treatment group using TaiJi LiuHe acupuncture therapy in improving the obesity index of patients' hip circumference,obesity degree,subcutaneous fat thickness and TCM syndrome integral(P > 0.05).Treatment group presented better treatment effect in improving body mass,body mass index(BMI),waist circumference,waist-to-hip ratio and body fat percentage with significant difference(P < 0.05).Conclusion(1)Both treatment group and control group have definite curative effect in the treatment of simple abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and dampness retention,and the clinical curative effect is the same at the end of a course of treatment,with no significant difference.After 2 courses of treatment,treatment group has certain advantages in clinical efficacy.(2)In the treatment of simple abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and dampness retention type,TaiJi LiuHe acupuncture therapy and conventional acupuncture therapy can both improve the body mass,BMI,waist-to-hip ratio,waist circumference,body fat percentage,the obesity degree and subcutaneous fat thickness of the patients,and there are significant differences in the obesity indexes between the two groups after the treatment and before the treatment.And TaiJi LiuHe acupuncture therapy has advantages over conventional acupuncture in improving body mass,BMI,waist-to-hip ratio,waist circumference and body fat percentage in the long-term curative effect.(3)TaiJi LiuHe acupuncture therapy and conventional acupuncture therapy can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of simple abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and dampness retention type patients in TCM clinical symptoms,and the two treatments have similar efficacy in improving the symptoms of TCM clinical symptoms.(4)The application of TaiJi LiuHe acupuncture therapy in the treatment of simple abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and dampness and retention type has significant curative effect,and this scheme is simple and safe in clinical operation,which is worthy of being popularized in clinical application.