Objective :To observe the effect of combined manual acupuncture and massage therapy(MAMT) and manual acupuncture therapy (MAT) alone on body weight and BMI reduction of overweight women. Methods : 40 overweight participators were randomly divided into two groups, one group with MAMT and the other group with MAT. Therapeutic methods were carried out one time a day for 21 days, and body weights as well as BMI were recorded every day. Results : The optimal periods for reduction of body weight and BMI were the first four days. Both MAMT and ...