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Study of Latest Trend on Acupuncture for Obesity Treatment

  • Chun, Hea-Sun;Kim, Dong-Hwan;Song, Ho-Seub
    • Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.173-181
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    • 2021
  • Objectives: The aim of this review was to appraise Korean studies published between 2010 and 2021 which examined the role of acupuncture in the treatment of obesity. Methods: We performed a search of the NDSL, KISS, RISS, OASIS, PubMed, EMBASE electronic databases for relevant animal researches, case reports, and clinical trials, using the following search terms: 'obesity', 'acupuncture', 'electroacupuncture', and 'pharmacopuncture'. We excluded previous reviews and meta-analyses, studies not related to obesity or acupuncture treatment, as well as studies conducted in countries other than Korea. We also excluded studies where relevant information on acupuncture treatment in obesity could not be obtained. Results: Most studies were conducted in animals, followed by case reports and clinical trials. In animal researches and case reports, pharmacopuncture was the most used intervention. In case studies, electroacupuncture, thread-embedding therapy, manual acupuncture, acupotomy, and auricular acupuncture were also used. In animal researches, pharmacopuncture treatment was associated with improvement in obesity indices. In the case of local obesity, specific acupuncture techniques such as thread-embedding therapy and pharmacopuncture were associated with significant improvements in local obesity, even when diet and exercise were not controlled for. Conclusion: Acupuncture treatment showed significant benefit in the treatment of obesity, with a local effect evident for certain approaches, such thread-embedding therapy and acupotomy.

A Comparative Study on the Applied Effects of Auricular Acupressure Therapy on Insomnia in the Elderly by Sasangin Constitution - Based on Tae Yin In, So Yang In, and So Yin In - (노인의 불면증에 대한 사상체질별 이압요법의 적용 효과 비교연구 - 태음인, 소양인, 소음인 중심으로 -)

  • Sok, So-Hyune R.
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.327-334
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    • 2009
  • Purpose: This study was to compare and examine the effects of auricular acupressure therapy on insomnia in the elderly by Sasangin constitution. Methods: This study was designed to compare three groups according to Sasangin constitution (Tae Yin In, So Yang In, and So Yin In) in terms of the changeful effects of auricular acupressure therapy on insomnia in the elderly. The subjects were 81 (Tae Yin In: 28, So Yang In: 26, and So Yin In: 27) persons aged over 65 years who were living in Seoul or Gyunggi Province. Data were collected from May, 2007 to July, 2008, and analyzed by SPSS/WIN 16.0. Results: 1. The effect of auricular acupressure on insomnia in Tae Yin In was higher than that in So Yang In, and its effect in So Yang In was higher than that in So Yin In. 2. The effect was highest after the 4th treatment in Tae Yin In, after the 5th treatment in So Yang In, and after the 6th treatment in So Yin In. Conclusions: The use of auricular acupressure therapy in consideration of individual elders' Sasangin constitution can maximize its effect to relieve insomnia in the elderly.

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A Systematic Review of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Treatments for Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain (비특이적 목 통증에 사용된 침구치료에 대한 체계적 문헌고찰)

  • Yang, Chang-Sop;Kim, Ick-Tae;Kim, Young-Eun;Kim, Bo-Young;Seo, Bok-Nam;Park, Ji-Eun
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.209-230
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    • 2017
  • Objectives : The aim of this study was to describe the details and to assess the clinical evidence of acupuncture and moxibustion for non-specific chronic neck pain. Methods : We searched seven databases including Korean, English, and Chinese databases through July 2016. Studies using acupuncture, moxibustion, pharmacopuncture, electroacupuncture, auricular-acupuncture, acupressure for non-specific chronic neck pain were included. Only controlled clinical trials or randomized clinical trials were assessed. Study design, number of subject, inclusion criteria, intervention, and results were extracted. In addition, details of intervention including needle type, retention time, acupoints were analyzed. Results : Total 64 studies(39 acupuncture, 9 laser, 6 pharmaco-acupuncture, 3 electro-acupuncture, 3 auricular-acupuncture, 3 moxibustion, 1 acupressure) were included. Among 39 acupuncture studies, 35 used acupuncture as sole intervention. Sham treatment was the most common intervention for control group, followed by no intervention. Various outcome including pain, disability, quality of life, range of motion was used as outcome measurement. The effect of acupuncture and moxibustion was different depending on the type of control and outcome measurement. The most commonly used method in acupuncture for neck pain was GB21, SI3, GB20, LI4, BL11 acupoints, 10~30 mm insertion depth, 20~30 retention time, and 1~2 times per week. Conclusions : Analyzing the details of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment could be helpful for researches and clinics. Further studies should consider the characteristics of study design, intervention, and outcome to assess the effect of TKM.

Acupuncture Therapy of the Obesity - Current Status in Korea and Recent Developments (침 요법을 통한 국내 비만치료의 최근 경향)

  • Yeom, Seung-Chul
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.548-553
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    • 2009
  • In this study, after we analyzed 44 recent research paper written about obesity treatement, we tried to understand the acupuncture on the obesity treatment of the recent trend. We searched the recent papers with the key word of obesity, obese, and Acupuncture and are limited since 2004 in the search site KISS, KSI. Recently, acupuncture application for obesity treatment were 6 type. Traditional Acupuncture, Auricular Acupuncture, Electro Acupuncture, Herbal Acupuncture, Chi Acupuncture, and Acupoint Catgut Embedding Therapy. Although acupuncture application were effective method to decrease weight and localized fat, they were critical to evaluate to their effectiveness through strict and scientific clinical trials.

Analysis of Case Reports for Korean medical treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (과민성 장증후군의 한방치료 증례논문 분석)

  • Lee, Yeon-weol;Yoo, Hwa-seung;Cho, Chong-kwan
    • Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.87-97
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    • 2016
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to present the clinical guidelines for Korean medical treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Methods : Reports for Korean medical treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome were collected, analyzed and summarized from the Electronic journal search since 2000. Results : In Korean medicine treatment of irritable bowel syndrome used herbs, acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal acupuncture, and auricular acupuncture. Herb medicines were administered according to the patient's case by a prescription of considering physical condition and symptoms. Acupuncture and moxibustion therapies stimulate the median points of LR(足厥陰肝經), ST(足陽明胃經), LI(手陽明大腸經), SI(手太陽小腸經). The assessment items for Korean medical treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome were abdominal symptoms, defecation, autonomic nervous system changes, stress, Live blood condition and mental health. Conclusions : Through continued research need to develop better treatment strategies for Korean treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

A Review on Clinical Studies of the Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in China by Searching CAJ (CAJ 검색을 통해 살펴 본 중국에서의 역류성 식도질환 침구치료 임상연구 동향에 대한 고찰)

  • Kang, Sei-Young
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2015
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to review the acupuncture and moxibustion therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) in China. Methods : The literatures were searched using the database-China Academic Journals(CAJ)(~2015.1.). Clinical studies of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy for GERD such as randomized controlled trial(RCT), non-randomized controlled trial(NRCT), case series, or case report were included. Results : Thirty studies met our inclusion criteria: 24 RCTs, 4 NRCTs, 1 case series, 1 case report. Various kinds of treatment such as body acupuncture, abdominal acupuncture, acupuncture therapy with finger on back-shu point, electroacupuncture, acupoint injection, auricular acupuncture, and moxibustion were used in the clinical studies. The treatment groups take herbal medicines at the same time in 16 studies, and proton pump inhibitor(PPI) and histamine 2 receptor antagonist were used as a comparative treatment in the most of studies. Acupuncture or moxibustion treatments were done daily or 2~3 times a week for 5 days~18 weeks. All of studies reported higher effective rate in the acupuncture or moxibustion treatment group compared to the western medication control group. Conclusions : The results of this study could be used for the future practice and the clinical research about the acupuncture and moxibustion therapy for GERD.

The Systematic Review on Clinical Studies of Traditional Korean Medicine Treatment for Obesity in Menopausal Women (폐경 여성의 비만에 응용되는 한방치료에 대한 문헌 고찰)

  • Nam, Eun Young
    • Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.56-67
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study is to review clinical studies of herb medicine and acupuncture treatment on obesity in menopausal women. Methods: Key words "Obesity", "Menopause", "Herb medicine", "Acupuncture", "Moxibustion", "Catgut embedding" were searched on 9 database systems (PubMed Central, Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials, Embase, China Academic Journals, Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, Korean Studies Information Service System, National Digital Science Library, DBpia) on April 30th 2019. Results: 1 case report and 17 clinical trials were collected in accordance with the selection and exclusion criteria. Among the 17 trials, 6 were randomized controlled trials, 1 was controlled clinical trial, and 10 were single-arm trials. The types of intervention were herb medicine, electroacupuncture, acupuncture, auricular acupuncture, warm needle acupuncture, moxibustion, laser acupuncture, and catgut embedding. The study design, study results and method of intervention were analyzed. Conclusions: 1 case report described the effectiveness of pharmacopuncture, 4 trials described the effectiveness of herbal medicine, 2 of electroacupuncture, 1 of laser acupuncture, and 2 of catgut embedding. Among the 17 trials, 2 studies showed that herbal medicine treatment was more effective than no treatment or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and 1 study showed that electroacupuncture was more effective than hormone therapy. All of 18 selected studies reported the effectiveness of weight reduction and abdominal obesity reduction after the traditional Korean medicine treatment for obesity in menopausal women.

A Review on the trends of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for Hip arthroplasty (고관절 치환술에 침구치료를 적용한 국내외 연구에 대한 동향 분석)

  • Oh, Eun-Mi;Lee, Eun-Jung
    • The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.77-91
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    • 2019
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of using acupuncture and moxibustion for the treatment of hip arthroplasty. Methods : We searched a total of six Korean and international databases (OASIS, KISS, RISS, Pubmed, Cochrane library, and CNKI) up to March 2019, and included randomized controlled trials which investigated the treatment effects of acupuncture and moxibustion in patients with hip arthroplasty. Results : In total, 29 studies were selected and included in the analysis. These studies conducted interventions, with the most frequently conducted methods being electroacupuncture (24.1%) and auricular acupuncture (20.7%). The most frequently used acupoints were the Ashi-, Lower four-, and Lower five points. VAS (48.9%) and Harris scores (22.2%) were commonly used to evaluate treatment effects. In total, 27 studies (93.1%) reported favorable treatment effects following acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, compared to the control group. Conclusions : These results may suggest that acupuncture and moxibustion have favorable effect on Hip arthroplasty.

Acupuncture Treatment in Clinical Studies for Parkinson's Disease : A Literature Review

  • Sohn, Soo Ah;Lee, Kyoung Yun;Kim, Chang Wan;Lee, Yu Jin
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.149-157
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    • 2018
  • Background: Parkinson's disease is the second most common degenerative brain disease after Alzheimer's disease. This study reviewed clinical practice of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for Parkinson's disease to assess the future direction of these treatments. Methods: The literature search used 5 Korean Internet databases. The search terms were "Parkinson's disease." and "Parkinson (Korean)." 36 papers were selected: 27 case reports, 2 respropective studies, 3 uncontrolled clinical trials, 3 randomized controlled trial, 1 non-randomized controlled trial. Results: Filiform needles were used in most of studies. Pharmacopuncture, electro-acupuncture, and auricular acupuncture therapy were also used in combination with Filiform needles. 2. The most commonly used basic acupoints for Parkinson's disease was Saamchimbeop. The most commonly used form of pharmacopuncture involved Bee-venom. Conclusion: It is expected that treatment of Parkinson's disease with a variety of acupuncture and moxibustion therapies will continue to be studied, in addition to treatments that utilize existing Filiform needle treatments in clinical practice.

Review on Clinical Trials of Acupuncture Application for Obesity Treatment in SCOPUS (Scopus 검색을 통한 비만 치료에 응용되는 침 연구에 대한 최근 동향 고찰;2006년 이후를 기준으로)

  • Jeong, Jae-Hyuk;Hwang, Deok-Sang;Lee, Chang-Hoon;Kim, Yong-Suk;Lee, Kyung-Sub
    • Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.23-32
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    • 2008
  • Objectives We aimed at reviewing the clinical trials of the acupuncture application for obesity treatment, recently. Methods We searched the clinical trials papers with keywords of obesity, weight loss, overweight, obese and acupuncture and limited method to clinical trial since 2006 in the search site, Scopus. Results & Conclusion We reveiwed 13 articles searched. Recently, acupuncture application for obesity treatment were 3 types ; traditional acupuncture, auricular acupuncture and electroacupuncture. In the 13 articles, 6 articles were uncontrolled trials and 7 were controlled trials. Acupuncture application were effective method to decrease weight and to improve complication such as Polycystic ovarian syndrome, insulin resistance and psychological symptoms.

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