A clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of Acupuncture for increasing body weight

Abstract

Loss of weight is a common metabolic disorder seen in clinical practice. Weight management through Acupuncture therapy is more practical because Acupuncture treatment has a quick effect within a short period and small expense. Therefore, this study will give awareness to build up good health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Acupuncture treatment for weight gain. Forty-five patients of either sex aged between 18-50 years have been included in this study which was conducted in Korean Acupuncture clinic at Ayurvedic teaching hospital, Borella. An interviewer-administered to collect necessary primary and secondary data. The clinical examination of body weight and Body mass index (BMI) was considered as assessment criteria. The patient who had taken a healthy nutritional diet for more than 03 months, body weight between 30-60 kg and BMI lower than 23 were included. The patients diagnosed with short height, hair loss, irregular menses, body weakness and memory loss condition were selected in this study. Patients having complaints of overweight/ obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart diseases, liver diseases had been excluded. The results highlighted that the maximum number of patients had a body weight of 45-49.9 kg and BMI 18.5-22.4. Body weight and BMI were considered as significant after the acupuncture and moxibustion therapy. The present study proved to increase body weight and BMI by kidney tonification point of Acupuncture treatment. It can be concluded that kidney tonification points of acupuncture treatment were beneficial to increase body weight.