Publication:
Efficacy of auricular acupressure combined with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for weight reduction in obese women

0
0

Issued Date

2012

Resource Type

Article

File Type

application/pdf

ISSN

1252208

Other identifier(s)

2-s2.0-84876904917

Rights Holder(s)

Scopus

Bibliographic Citation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 95, No.SUPPL.12 (2012), p.S32-S39

Suggested Citation

Rerksuppaphol L. Efficacy of auricular acupressure combined with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for weight reduction in obese women. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 95, No.SUPPL.12 (2012), p.S32-S39. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6897

Title

Efficacy of auricular acupressure combined with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for weight reduction in obese women

Author(s)

Rerksuppaphol L.

Abstract

Background: Obesity leads to significant morbidity and mortality. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) and auricular acupressure (AA) are alternative treatments for weight reduction, however, there is no study of the combined treatments. Objective: To determine the efficacy of the combined treatment of TEAS and AA, compared with AA alone. Material and Method: A prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted in 40 obese women, aged 21-60 years, 20 were randomly assigned to receive either TEAS+AA or AA for 8 weeks. TEAS was performed using electrodes attached to the 10 acupuncture points and were electrically stimulated with 0.2 ms pulses, at 40 Hz for 30 minutes per session. AA was performed using magnetic pellets attached to 3 auricular acupoints on each side. Self-pressure on the magnetic pellets 10 times per session, 3 sessions a day was assigned. Anthropometric parameters were obtained at the beginning and the end of the present study. Results: Sixteen in the TEAS+AA and 13 in the AA group completed the present study. Weight and BMI were significantly decreased in TEAS+AA group compared to the AA group (1.91 vs. 0.42 kg and 0.76 vs. 0.18 kg/m2, respectively). After adjustment of the covariance, the treatment protocol was the only variance which had significant effect for weight reduction (F = 4.62; p = 0.04). Conclusion: The combined treatment of AA and TEAS achieved higher weight reduction than the single treatment of AA in obese women during an 8 week period.

Subject(s)

Acupressure
 Adult
 Article
 Body mass
 Body weight
 Clinical article
 Controlled study
 Electroacupuncture
 Female
 Hip circumference
 Human
 Morbidity
 Mortality
 Obesity
 Randomized controlled trial
 Skinfold thickness
 Therapy effect
 Transcutaneous nerve stimulation
 Weight reduction
 Abdomen
 Acupressure
 Adult
 Analysis of Variance
 Combined Modality Therapy
 Ear, External
 Electric Stimulation Therapy
 Female
 Humans
 Middle Aged
 Obesity
 Prospective Studies
 Statistics, Nonparametric
 Treatment Outcome

View online Resources

Research Projects

Organizational Units

Journal Issue

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6897

Collections

Scopus: Year 1983-2021

Endorsement

Review

Supplemented By

Referenced By