The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of electrical stimulation on acupuncture point on lipid profile in obese pre-menopausal women. Fourty pre-menopausal women diagnosed with hyperlipidemia, were participated in this study. They were selected from outpatient clinic of Om El-Masreen General Hospital. Their age ranged from 40-45 years old, their body mass index (BMI) ranged from 30-35 kg/m2. All participants were free from Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, any cancer diseases, pacemaker and Hyperthyroidism. All women were randomly divided into two groups equal in number, study group (A) and control group (B). Study group (A): this group was consisted of 20 obese pre-menopausal women. Each woman in this group received electrical stimulation on acupuncture points (ST-36, SP-6 and Cv-12) for 20 minutes, 3 times per week for 3 months, in addition to nutritional recommendation. Control group (B): this group was consisted of 20 obese pre-menopausal women who received nutritional recommendations only for 3 months. All participants in both groups (A&B) were evaluated before and after the end of the treatment program. Assessment of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were measured for both group (A&B) before and after 3 months of treatment. The result of this study showed that, there is a significant decrease in total cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein cholesterol and a significant increase in high density lipoprotein cholesterol after treatment in study group who treated by electrical stimulation on acupuncture points in addition to nutritional recommendations compared to control group (B) who treated with nutritional recommendations only. This means that using electrical stimulation on acupuncture points in addition to nutritional recommendations were better than using nutritional recommendations only in improving lipid profile.
