Traditional Medicine-2015 Birmingham, UK August 03 – 05, 2015 Wen-Long Hu

3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Traditional & Alternative Medicine August 03-05, 2015 Birmingham, UK  In Association with Presented By Name: Wen-Long Hu Country: Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan

The Advantages of Laser Acupuncture in Obesity Therapy Wen-Long Hu Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan Chinese Medical Association of Acupuncture, Taiwan

Laser Acupuncture (LA) in Obesity Therapy LA vs needle acupuncture Successful LA 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity

Background (1) Being overweight or obese is a major risk factor for chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, and some cancers. (WHO, 2006) Most drugs that have achieved regulatory approval and reached the markets have subsequently been withdrawn owing to postmarketing discovery of serious adverse effects. (Astrup, 2010) 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity

Background (2) Unrealistic expectations regarding weight loss frequently result in a failure to manage weight. (Hainer et al., 2008) LA and low-calorie diet can treat visceral postmenopausal obesity. (Wozniak et al., 2003) LA has been found to exert a therapeutic effect on simple obesity by reducing both body weight and body mass index with a non-restrictive diet protocol. (Hu et al., 2010) 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 6

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Laser acupuncture for simple obesity Our participants underwent laser acupuncture and followed a non-restrictive diet protocol. (Hu et al., 2010) Simple obesity: BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² (27 kg/m² in Taiwan) resulting from primary causes. (NIH, 1998) 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity

Patients 73 women and 22 men Age: 14 – 76 years (36.78 ± 13.24) Height: 145 – 180 cm (162.35 ± 7.48) BW: 62 – 130.8 kg (84.79 ± 14.08) BMI: 27.1 – 51.6 kg/m² (32.10 ± 4.30) 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 9

Daily energy intake Women: (height in cm [160.0 ± 6.0] – 70) × 0.6 × 30 kcal (1620.0 ± 180.0) Men: (height in cm [170.2 ± 6.6] – 80) × 0.7 × 30 kcal (1894.2 ± 198.0) Between what an active person (28.66 kcal/kg/day) and a moderately active person (33.07 kcal/kg/day) would require maintaining their body weight. (Eckel, 2005) 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 10

Handylaser Trion Gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) Mmaximal power= 150 mW Wavelength= 810 nm Area of probe= 0.03 cm² power density= 5 W/cm2 Pulsed wave, Bahr frequencies RJ-Laser, Reimers & Janssen GmbH, Germany 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 11

Bahr frequencies B1 = 599.5 Hz: lower tissue layer B2 = 1199 Hz: central tissue layer B3 = 2398 Hz: surface tissue structures; omega-Ren channel points B4 = 4796 Hz: omega-DU channel points B5 = 9592 Hz: super omega B6 = 19184 Hz: right ear points B7 = 38368 Hz: left ear points 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 12

Energy and duration Deliver 0.375 J of energy (5 s) to the following points: Stomach and Hunger (auricular points), ST25 (Tianshu), ST28 (Shuidao), ST40 (Fenglong), SP15 (Daheng), and CV9 (Shuifen). Each subject was treated three times per week for four weeks. 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 13

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Results The reduction in waistline was 1.0 to 3.5 in. 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 22

Discussion (1) Unrealistic expectations regarding weight loss frequently result in a failure to manage weight. (Hainer et al., 2008) Our subjects should not have suffered from hunger. 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 23

Discussion (2) Stomach and Hunger fortify the spleen and clear the stomach to induce appetite suppression. ST25 and SP15 regulate qi movement to enable bowels to perform their activities. ST28 and CV9 regulate waterways and induce diuresis to alleviate edema. ST40 fortifies the spleen and harmonize the stomach to reduce dampness and resolve phlegm. (WPRO, 2007; Weng and Jiao, 2000 ) 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 24

Discussion (3) Acupuncture suppresses overeating, inhibits increased gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, reducing calorie uptake, enhance energy metabolism, and promote mobilization and utilization of fat. (Liu et al., 1995) Laser acupuncture integrates the positive effects of acupuncture and low-level lasers. 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 25

Discussion (4) LA has the advantages of noninvasive, aseptic, painless, safe, effective and requires less time than needle-based acupuncture in obesity therapy. (Stellon, 2005; Whittaker, 2004; Küblböck, 2001) No side effects or complications resulting from laser acupuncture were observed in our subjects. 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 26

LA vs traditional acupuncture Treatment Instrument Invasiveness Sensations Pain Traditional acupuncture Needle Invasive Soreness, numbness, expansion, or pain Painful Laser acupuncture Low-level laser Non-invasive None or slight warmth (if > 10 J/cm2) Painless 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity

Advantages of LA (1) Shorter therapy duration (10 ~ 20 seconds /point). Points which are difficult to treat with a needle (mucous membranes, wounds, joints, etc.) can be included in the treatment. Painless therapy (for the sensitive patients, children, etc…) 60 LA for Obesity

Advantages of LA (2) Used in those cases for which classical acupuncture does not recommended the use of needles (asthenia). Aseptic (sterilization not necessary). Can be used to complement and extend the needle program if additional points are required to optimize energy flow. 60 LA for Obesity

Advantages of LA (3) Safe Painless Effective Convenience Time-saving 60 LA for Obesity

Acupuncture in Modern Medicine Graph of the therapeutic effects of laser acupuncture divided into psychological (pink) and physiological (dark blue) effects. The latter is determined by the shown factors 2019/9/24 Acupuncture in Modern Medicine

Conclusions In the hands of an experienced physician, laser acupuncture can be useful in controlling simple obesity. Laser acupuncture produces a therapeutic effect on simple obesity by reducing both BW and BMI. Subjects demonstrate good compliance with this comfortable and non-restrictive diet protocol. 2019/9/24 LA for Obesity 32

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