The Study Of Treating Insomnia Of Yin Deficiency And Fire Hyperactivity Type By Acupuncture And Plum Needle

ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of the treatment of insomnia (yin deficiency & fire hyperactivity type) by acu. with plum needle.To explore a better treatment method for insomnia. The clinical research of acupuncture and plum needle can provide reliable basis for the treating of this certain disease.MethodsWith reference to the classification and diagnostic criteria of mental disturbance in China and the syndrome type of insomnia from "guiding principles of clinical research on new drugs of traditional Chinese medicine" promulgated by the State Administrative Bureau of traditional Chinese medicine in 1993, using the right 60 cases which can meet eligibility criteria were randomly divided partly into treatment-group and control-group for each. The treatment-group use conventional acu-plum needle method, the points of conventional acupuncture method are shenmen (double sides), neiguan (double sides), sishencong, anmian (double sides), taixi (double sides), taichong (double sides), zhaohai (double sides); the treatment group used plum needle to buckle the points at the bladder meridian of foot-Taiyang from feishu to pangguanshu. The control group used conventional acupuncture method like the treatment group. Treating the patients of both groups once per two days. A course of treatment was seven days. The treatment group and control group need two courses continuous treatment.The purpose was to evaluate the changes and clinical efficacy of the index&total score of this PSQI which I choice very carefully and TCM syndrome.ResultsUsing T test and chi- square test to test the baseline data of the 2 groups,and they were not that much different from each other of statistical test(P>0.05). After 2 courses ie.14days treatment, the clinic efficacy and TCM syndrome efficacy of treatment group were better than the control group, and they were statistically different(P<0.05).Counting the total scores of this chart and TCM syndrome in treatment group were statistically significant (P<0.05) when compared with the other group after finished all the work which should be done in my side. Two groups before and after treatment of the index score of PSQI and the total scores of PSQI and TCM syndrome were significant differences (P (0.05).ConclusionThe clinic efficacy of treating insomnia of yin deficiency and fire hyperactivity type by acupuncture and plum needle is obvious. This method is better then the conventional acupuncture method. This method can improve the clinical curative effect of the acupuncture treatment of insomnia of yin deficiency and fire hyperactivity type that is pretty good for more doctors to use in their clinic work.