| Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupoint catgut embedding combined with fire dragon cupping in treating simple obesity with spleen-kidney yang deficiency pattern and its effect on glucose and lipid metabolism. Methods:According to the random number table method, 60 obese patients admitted to the Acupuncture, Massage and Physiotherapy Department of Zhangjiagang Sixth People"s Hospital from 2025 to May 2026 were divided into two groups of 30 cases each.. The control group received acupoint catgut embedding alone, while the trial group received fire dragon cupping in addition to acupoint catgut embedding. Both groups were treated for three months. The clinical efficacy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome score, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), body fat rate (BFR), fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and adverse reactions were compared. Results:After treatment, the total effective rate in the trial group was significantly higher(P<0.05). The TCM syndrome scores, BMI, WC, WHR, BFR, FBG, FINS, TC, TG, and LDL-C were all decreased in both groups, and the reductions in the trial group were significantly greater (P<0.05). The HDL-C level was increased in both groups, and the increase in the trial group was significantly higher (P<0.05). Conclusion:Acupoint catgut embedding combined with fire dragon cupping can effectively reduce body weight and improve glucose and lipid metabolism in patients with spleen-kidney yang deficiency type obesity, with high therapeutic safety, warranting further investigation. |