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International Journal of Contemporary Research In Multidisciplinary, 2026;5(3):1065-1069

Successfully treated male bigorexia with acupuncture combined with homotoxicological drugs: a case report

Author Name: Franco Bin;   Viviana Langher;   Daniela Marchetti;   Maria Michaela Bin;  

1. Department of Neuroscience, Ph. D., in Psychopathology and Mental Functioning, Forensic Research Methods, Sapienza University of Rome Chief of the Department of Child Neuropsychiatry of the University Health Authority of Friuli Centrale in Udine, Italy

2. Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

3. Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy

4. Medicine and Surgery student of the University of Siena, Italy

Paper Type: research paper
Article Information
Paper Received on: 2026-05-12
Paper Accepted on: 2026-06-16
Paper Published on: 2026-06-23
Abstract:

A combined treatment with specific acupoints and homotoxicological drugs was used to treat a 34-year-old male patient who had suffered from Bigorexia for several years.

The treatment was applied at a frequency of one session per week for a total of 12 sessions. At the end of the treatment, the patient’s Bigorexia symptoms rate was visibly reduced, and by the end of a six-month follow-up, the score of the specific standardised tests had returned to the normal range. Further, there was no relapse of Bigorexia symptoms during the six-month follow-up.

Therefore, we hypothesised that this combined treatment induced a sort of desensitisation and reprocessing mechanism of the patient’s psyche.

This case suggests that a combined treatment with acupuncture and unconventional drugs could be used as an effective complementary treatment for male Bigorexia, especially in cases where other treatments have failed. Further comparative studies are needed to corroborate the value and mechanisms of this therapy.

 

Keywords:

bigorexia, acupuncture, homotoxicology, case report

How to Cite this Article:

Franco Bin,Viviana Langher,Daniela Marchetti,Maria Michaela Bin. Successfully treated male bigorexia with acupuncture combined with homotoxicological drugs: a case report. International Journal of Contemporary Research in Multidisciplinary. 2026: 5(3):1065-1069


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