Journal of Pharmacopuncture (Feb 2006)

A Clinical Study on The Effect of Oriental Treatment For Obesity in National Health Services

  • Shin Min-seop,
  • Lim Sung-taek,
  • Park Min-ho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2006.9.1.095
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 95 – 101

Abstract

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Objectives : This study was to investigate the effect of Nationl Health Services for obesity patients by oriental medical treatment. Methods : We analyzed 46 obesity patient joined to Oriental Treatment for Obesity in Sunchang Medical Center with BCA(bocy component analysis), after we had treated them with our obesity program. We analyzed changes of BCA during before and after treatment, and analyzed items in BCA are weight(kg), amount of muscle(kg), amount of body fat(kg), body fat rate(%) and BMI(body mass index). Results : 1. Weight, amount of muscle, amount of body fat, body fat rate and BMI were decreased in after treatment, but they didn't have statistical significance. 2. This studies suggest oriental treatment for obesity may be an effective overweigh group(BMI 25～30), because it had statistical significance(p<0.05). 3. It appears that oriental treatment for obesity have an effect in National Health Services

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