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Muscle Meridian Acupuncture for Treatment of Obesity Jeonhee Jang, Ed.M; L.Ac
Union Square Acupuncture Clinic, 490 Post St. #544, San Francisco. USA.
Introduction
Background
Diagnosis
6 Body types
A measured weight can be a useful number to know while patients want to lose weight but outer
appearance gives them more satisfaction from changing their body shape.
Treatment Methods and Plan
Treatment
The body reshaping program consists of 45 minute 10 consecutive treatment sessions every once a week.
6 Body types/ body reshaping is the unique and non-invasive treatment method integrating both Western
and Eastern medicinal approaches. Our body system operates with 3 major metabolic balances including
pressure, temperature, and glucose, and maintains water balance, thermoregulation, and energy balance.
Once our body system is out of balance, minor to major disorder can occur and develop severe diseases if
not treated.
Cases
Conclusion & Limitation
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Body reshaping program was provided to patients who had concerned their weight as well as pain,
chronic allergic symptoms, digestive issues, gynecology problem since June, 2011 in Union Square
Acupuncture clinic S.F. More than 100 hundred patients have participated in this program.
Muscle imbalances not only cause pain but they can negatively influence your overall health, wellbeing and
postural alignment. Poor posture as a result of muscle imbalances causes extra stress on your muscles,
tendons, joints and does not sufficiently support your internal organs.
Muscle imbalances in the body occur when certain muscles become short and tight while the antagonist
(opposite) muscle often becomes long and weak. Short and tight muscles are usually the postural muscles
of the body and the long and weak muscles are usually the phasic muscles of the body.
Body reshaping program is introduced to the patients who want to try their weight loss for treating the chronic disorder.
Each treatment is for 45 minutes, once a week without any habit change. This program is designed as the reshaping
body with tendino-muscular meridian realignment.
The 30 participants in this program have had reset detox diet which is aimed for weight loss during 12 days with
Traditional Chinese herbal formula, Korean fermented herbal extract and probiotics. After reset detox diet program,
28/30 patients satisfied with the result of weight loss and other positive symptoms such as relieving the pain, having a
good sleep pattern, and controlling meal portion size.
But, it is hard to keep these positive habit changes for a long period time without yo-yo which is discourage to them to
visit the clinic. It is difficult to maintain and supervise the patients with chronic disorder on a regular acupuncture clinic
visit.
Acupuncture needle targets on the tension area of muscle meridian for relaxing the tightness. Supplementary
moxibustion, cupping, and other hyperthermia therapy are applied to improve the circulation of chronically congested
area. Muscle meridian plays a crucial role in restoring balanced body shape through realigned muscle groups.
Consequently, obesity related symptoms, such as muscle pain and gastro-intestinal malfunctions, can also be cured. Our
clinical observation shows that muscle meridian Ashi points acupuncture is more effective than conventional acupuncture
treatment of obesity in that it directly applies treatment in both muscle system and the middle burner (zhongjiao) organs,
which play a pivotal role for obesity treatment.
Yang Meridian
Yin Meridian
Body Type : Type S, Type P, Type M2
Body Type : Type P, Type S, Type M1
Contact Information : Jeonhee Jang Ed.M., L.Ac.
490 Post st. #544 San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 834-9198
WEIGHT after weight Body fat after
138.8 123.6 42.9 29.3
191.8 183.8 54.6 52.9
190.2 183.8 79.8 77.8
154.3 130.4 47.6 37.9
180.1 167.9 51.8 48.9
216.4 190.9 69.2 54.2
108.6 99.2 28.4 22.9
117.7 113.7 34.3 31
126.7 125.8 34.1 33.5
198.6 187.8 48 37.9
123.2 118.1 35.4 31.3
152.9 34.8
138.2 132 37.6 32.1
132.9 35.9
119.9 110 26.8 24.4
132.4 129.1 41.8 39
156.7 46.7
136.9 127.4 44.9 39.4
115.7 110.6 31.7 29.9
142.4 128.9 48.7 38.5
206.1 186.2 64.5 53.1
1. Muscle meridian needling technique : quick positive responses on local congestions and shape changes.
2. Positive experiences can make patients to commit the longer periods for treatments.
3. Enough time for educating diet, sleep, exercise, and other habit to patients.
4. Healthy life style maintain overall health condition and prevent disorder/disease
5. Practitioners need to understand anatomy, physiology, nutrition and psychology for educating patients
6. 45 minutes full treatment for each patients for the better result