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J Adv Res. 2015 Sep;6(5):757-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2014.08.002. Epub 2014 Aug 19.

Effect of laser acupuncture combined with a diet-exercise intervention on metabolic syndrome in post-menopausal women.

El-Mekawy HS1, ElDeeb AM1, Ghareib HO2.

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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of laser acupuncture combined with a diet-exercise intervention on features of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Twenty-eight obese post-menopausal women were randomly distributed to the control and laser acupuncture group. The control group received the diet-exercise intervention and the study group received the same intervention and sessions of laser acupuncture, 3 times/week for 12 weeks. Anthropometric measurement, fasting blood glucose and insulin levels, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and lipid profile were assessed before and after the treatment course. Both groups showed a significant decrease in the anthropometric and metabolic parameters. However, laser acupuncture group showed a greater decrease in the waist (P = 0.001) and hip (P = 0.001) circumferences, cholesterol (P = 0.04), and insulin levels (P = 0.043) than the control group. These results suggest that laser acupuncture is a valuable approach that could be added to the diet-exercise intervention to correct features of the MetS.

KEYWORDS:

Laser acupuncture; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Post-menopause