Study on relative problems of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of simple obesity
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Jul;28(7):522-4.
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Guilin Municipal People's Hospital, Guangxi Guilin 541002, China. ths3593@126.com
There are many methods of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of simple obesity with definite therapeutic effects, so, they are followed with interest. However, their therapeutic effects are very different for different individuals, and there are many factors influencing therapeutic effects. The author consults 31 papers in publication about Chinese medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion at home in recent years, and in combination with own clinical practice and experience of many years on acupuncture and moxibustion for slimming, and ponders over the relative problems of syndrome differentiation treatment, therapeutic course, rebound, diet control, sports, psycho-therapy, etc. in clinical treatment, and raises personal some knowledge, so as to probe to increasing clinical effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on simple obesity and provide reference material for clinical treatment in future.
