雷射針灸療法於中醫減重應用之展望

The Forecast of Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Weight Loss in Traditional Medicare

缺乏運動、高熱量飲食是造成現代人肥胖的主因。肥胖伴隨許多併發症諸如心血管疾病、中風、惡性腫瘤。世界衛生組織在1996 年更將肥胖列為慢性疾病。隨著 國民健康署推動肥胖防治，我國肥胖盛行率已逐漸趨緩，更多人知道要以健康的方式進行減重，如調整生活型態、配合適當運動，若加以醫療輔助，能更有效的達到 減重目標。針灸治療是傳統中醫的治療方式，世界衛生組織目前已公布100 多項針灸的適應症。而針灸用於減重輔助治療上更是有許多科學研究證實其效應。此外新 興之雷射針灸，有別於以往傳統侵入式的療法，無針治療提供患者更安全且舒適的治療選擇。本文將討論減重在中西醫學上的治療方式，並深入了解雷射針灸對於減 重的現況與未來展望。

 

Lack of exercise and high-calorie diet are the main reasons for obesity in people nowadays. Lots of complications accomany obesity, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and malignant tumor. Obesity was identified as a chronic disease in 1996 by theWorld Health Organization (WHO). Since our government has pushed a policy of obesity prevention, prevalence of obesity has been alleviated. People know how to use healthy ways to lose weight, for example, changing their life style, geting exercise and looking for medical help. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medication, for which more than 100 indications have been announced by the WHO. Many scienctific investigations have indicated that acupuncture therapy in weight loss is affordable. Furthermore, a rising technique called laser acupuncture (LA), which differs from traditional intrusive acupuncture, is more safe and comfortable for patients. In this article, wediscuss the guidelines for weight loss in Chinese and Western medicine, as well as the current status and future of LA in weight loss.