A Clinical Research of Abdominal obesity by the Electric acupuncture therapy

전침요법(電鍼療法)을 이용(利用)한 복부위비만(服部位肥滿)의 치료효과(治療效果)에 관(關)한 임상적(臨床的) 관찰(觀察)

Clinical studies were done on 72 peoples (1 male, 71 females) who were treated with the electric acupuncture therapy to decrease body weight and abdominal length in the Yong oriental medicine clinic from march 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995. The result were obtained as follows : 1. Total judgement of efficacy: good(18.0%) moderate(31.0%) unchanged(32.0%) 2. Degree of average body weight loss during 1 week: 0-0.9Kg(22.2%) 1-1.9Kg(20.8%) 2-2.9Kg(16.6%). 3. Degree of average abdominal length decreased during electric acupuncture treatment : 1-1.9cm (40.2%) 2-2.9cm(22.2%) 3-3.9cm(9.7%)