Effect of Electroacupuncture on Central Obesity and Fatty Liver in Postmenopausal Women

Effect of Electroacupuncture on Central Obesity and Fatty Liver in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of electroacupuncture on central obesity and fatty liver in postmenopausal women.

Post menopause is the time after you've been without a menstrual period for 12 months. It lasts for the rest of your life. During this stage, menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, get milder or go away.

Electro-acupuncture has a major advantage that it's the margin of error in needle placement for electro-acupuncture is greater than for manual therapy and therefore a less accurate placement is required, as the current spreads and may reach a nerve several millimeters away.

In electro-acupuncture, the therapist inserts the acupuncture needles in acupuncture points and electric current is connected to the body through the acupuncture needles.

Electro-acupuncture treatment helps in decreasing blood lipids in patients with fatty liver disease and plays a significant role in improving the immunity system in patients with hepatitis in addition to improving their clinical symptoms. Previous clinical studies in China indicated that electro-acupuncture able to decrease total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoproteins (LDL), and elevate high-density lipoproteins (HDL) in patients suffering from dyslipidemia.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Their ages will be ranged between 50 and 60 years old.
2. Their body mass index will be ranged from 30-40 kg/m2.
3. SGOT more 40 U/L.
4. SGPT more 40 U/L.
5. Waist/Hip Ratio more 1 cm.
6. Triglyceride more 150 mg/dl.
7. Cholesterol more 200 mg/dl.
8. LDL more 100 mg/dl.
9. HDL less 40 mg/dl.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Cancer.
2. Concomitant cardiovascular disorders.
3. Respiratory, renal and liver dysfunction.