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The Duplicate Effect of Thread-embedding Therapy on 5 Patients with Obesity  

Shin, Hwa-Young (Dept. of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Hanny University)
Lim, Seong-Chul (Dept. of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Hanny University)
Lee, Yun-Kyu (Dept. of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Hanny University)
Kwon, Hyo-Jung (Dept. of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Hanny University)
Jung, Tae-Young (Je-Han Oriental Medical Academy)
Lee, Bong-Hyo (Dept. of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Hanny University)
Kim, Jae-Su (Dept. of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Meridian & Acupoint, Colleage of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Hanny University)
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Journal of Acupuncture Research / v.29, no.1, 2012 , pp. 61-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the duplicate effect of thread-embedding therapy against obesity. Methods : 5 women from 20 to 30 with obesity were treated with thread-embedding therapy and compared the results with physical measurement, body composition tests and fat thickness measured by ultrasound. Results : The thread-embedding therapy locally reduced body size and fat thickness and had a cumulative effect, but showed the greatest effect in the abdominal region. It didn't affect to the overall change of body composition. Conclusions : The duplicate procedure of thread-embedding therapy for obesity had a cumulative effect, but it depended on the treatment region.
Keywords
thread-embedding therapy; obesity;
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