JIANG Jing, WEI Yongchun, DONG Yuxia. A Nursing Case of Treating a Patient with Abdominal Obesity by Using Warming Yang Cupping Therapy[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025.
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JIANG Jing, WEI Yongchun, DONG Yuxia. A Nursing Case of Treating a Patient with Abdominal Obesity by Using Warming Yang Cupping Therapy[DB/OL].Clinical archives of integrative medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202506130003.
A Nursing Case of Treating a Patient with Abdominal Obesity by Using Warming Yang Cupping Therapy
This case report documents a patient with abdominal obesity due to spleen-stomach deficiency and cold-dampness obstruction, who achieved a reduction in waist circumference by 8 cm, weight loss of 2.8 kg, and a decline in BMI from 25.7 kg/m² to 24.7 kg/m² through integrated therapy combining Warming Yang cupping with acupoint massage. Concurrently, symptoms such as constipation were alleviated, menstrual cycles normalized, and metabolic function improved. Warming Yang cupping synergizes herbal transdermal penetration with the thermal and negative-pressure effects of cupping to dissipate cold, resolve dampness, activate meridians, and strengthen the spleen. This study provides clinical evidence for the application of traditional Chinese external therapies in obesity management.
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