The effect of acupuncture on the oxidative stres ın obese people

Bu çalışmanın amacı obez kişilerde oksidatif stres üzerine akupunkturun etkisinin değerlendirilmesidir. Kırk kadından oluşan grup ikiye bölünmüştür.Sham akupunktur grubu(n=20), akupunktur grubu(n=20). Akupunktur tedavisi, 20 dakikalık haftada 2 seans toplam 10 seans olacak şekilde ve iğneler uyarılmadan uygulanmıştır..Hasta grubuna diyet listesi verilmemiş ancak nasıl yeneceği konusunda önerilerde bulunulmuştur.Onuncu seanstan sonra serumda lipid peroksidasyonu (MDA), AOPP Düzeyleri, Süperoksid Dismutaz ,Glutatyon Peroksidaz tayin edilmiştir. Akupunktur uygulaması sonucunda bu parametrelerin serum düzeyleri değerlendirilmiştir. Sadece akupunktur uygulanan grupta GPx değerleri istatistiksel olarak anlamlı şekilde artarken diğer parametrelerde değişiklik olmamıştır. Akupunkturun obez kişilerde oksidatif stres üzerine etkisini araştırmak için daha ileri hayvan ve insan çalışmalarına ihtiyaç vardır.The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture on the oxidative stres at obese people. Forty female adult divided into two groups; sham acupuncture group(n=20), acupuncture group(n=20).The acupuncture applied 20 minutes/ two times/week and not be stimulated. A diet listing did not given but suggestions about how to eat was made. After the tenth treatment we determined lipid peroxidation (MDA), AOPP levels, superoxide dismutase SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) levels in plasma and compared the levels before and after acupuncture.Only in acupuncture grup GPx levels increased significantly .Other parameters didn t change. To investigate the effect of acupuncture on oxidative stress in obese subjects further animal and human studies are needed

Comparison of the Effects of Myofascial Meridian Stretching Exercises and Acupuncture in Patients with Low Back Pain

Background : Acupuncture and myofascial meridians show great anatomical and clinical compatibility. Objectives: We aimed to compare the effects of myofascial meridian stretching exercises and acupuncture in patients with low back pain. Methods : We randomized 81 subjects with acute/subacute low back pain into three groups: an acupuncture (A) group, a myofascial meridian stretching (MMS) group, and a control (C) group. We recorded the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and Roland- Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMQ) scores at baseline and weeks two and six. We evaluated posterior pelvic tilt and transversus abdominis muscle strenghth with a pressure biofeedback unit, back extensor muscle strength by the Sorenson test, and lumbar range of motion (ROM) with an inclinometer. Group A received acupuncture (BL 57 and BL 62 acupoints) and stretching exercises according to the posterior superficial line were applied to the MMS group. Results : Improvements in the NRS score were more prominent in group A than in group C (p = 0.004). The RMQ score improvement between baseline and weeks two and six was more prominent in groups A and MMS (p < 0.001, p = 0.001, respectively). The Sorenson test showed significant improvement between the baseline and week two in groups A and MMS (p = 0.004, p < 0.001, respectively). The increase in lumbar ROM measurement in the MMS group between baseline and week two was significantly higher than in groups A and C (p = 0.009, p < 0.001, respectively). Conclusion : Stretching exercises according to the myofascial meridian system and acupuncture contributed to improved symptoms in the first two weeks in patients with acute/subacute low-back pain