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

2. 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

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

4. Laser Acupuncture (LA) in Obesity Therapy LA vs needle acupuncture
Successful LA
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5. 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Most drugs that have achieved regulatory approval and reached the markets have subsequently been withdrawn owing to postmarketing discovery of serious adverse effects.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)
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6. 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)
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8. 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)
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9. Patients 73 women and 22 men Age: 14 – 76 years (36.78 ± 13.24)
Height: 145 – 180 cm ( ± 7.48)
BW: 62 – kg (84.79 ± 14.08)
BMI: 27.1 – 51.6 kg/m² (32.10 ± 4.30)
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10. Daily energy intake
Women: (height in cm [160.0 ± 6.0] – 70) × 0.6 × 30 kcal ( ± 180.0)
Men: (height in cm [170.2 ± 6.6] – 80) × 0.7 × 30 kcal ( ± 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)
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11. 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
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12. 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 = Hz: right ear points
B7 = Hz: left ear points
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13. Energy and duration
Deliver 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.
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ST40
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22. Results The reduction in waistline was 1.0 to 3.5 in. 2019/9/24
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23. 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.
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24. 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 )
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25. 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.
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26. 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.
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27. 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
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28. 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.
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29. Advantages of LA (2)
Used in those cases for which classical acupuncture does not recommended the use of needles (asthenia).
Aseptic (sterilization not necessary).
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30. Advantages of LA (3) Safe Painless Effective Convenience Time-saving60
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31. 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
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32. 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.
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A 45-year-old man before (105.1 kg) and 6 months after (81.0 kg) laser acupuncture treatment 33

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35. Thank you for your attention.
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