Preliminary research of deqi and the tissue depth of acupoint thread embedding therapy on weight reduction under ultrasonic guidance

OBJECTIVE: To explore the impacts on weight reduction effect treated with acupoint thread embedding therapy at different tissue levels under ultrasonic guidance.

METHODS: A total of 70 patients with overweight or obesity were randomized into a shallow-tissue thread embedding group (35 cases, 5 cases dropped off) and a deep-tissue thread embedding group (35 cases, 4 cases dropped off). Under ultrasonic guidance, the thread was embedded in the shallow tissue level and the deep tissue level respectively. The acupoints were Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Shuifen (CV 9), Zhongji (CV 3), etc. The thread embedding therapy was exerted once every 2 weeks, totally for 3 times. Before and 2 weeks after treatment, body mass, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and hip circumference were recorded in the patients of the two groups separately. After each treatment, the number and the property of blood vessels under each acupoint were detected by ultrasound. Besides, the needling sensation and the intensity were scored and the adverse events were observed after thread embedding therapy.

RESULTS: After treatment, the reduction range of body mass, BMI and waist circumference in the deep-tissue thread embedding group were larger than those in the shallow-tissue thread embedding group successively (P<0.05). The scores of distention and fullness sensation, needling sensation and intensity in the deep-tissue thread embedding group were higher than those in the shallow-tissue thread embedding group successively (P<0.05). Of 29 cases in the shallow-tissue thread embedding group and 27 cases of the deep-tissue thread embedding group, under at least one acupoint, the vessels were found and distributed unevenly (P<0.05). There were no adverse events, i.e. bleeding and infection in the two groups.

CONCLUSION: The deep-tissue thread embedding therapy achieves the stronger deqi (needling sensation) and better effect of weight reduction. The acupoint thread embedding therapy under ultrasonic guidance can accurately locate the tissue depth and reduce the incidence of adverse events of thread embedding treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion - 41(2021), 6 vom: 12. Juni, Seite 628-32

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Yi-Jia [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Dan-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Tao, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Li-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Zi-Qing [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Xiao-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Xiao-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Wei-Xiang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acupoint thread embedding
Deqi
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Stroke
Ultrasonic guidance
Weight reduction

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Date Completed 07.06.2021

Date Revised 07.06.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200405-k0002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326338020