The Study Of Treating Insomnia Of Both The Heart And Spleen Deficiency Type And By Acupuncture And Plum Needle

ObjectiveTo explore a better clinical efficacy of the treatment of insomnia (both the heart and spleen deficiency type) by acupuncture with plum needle. Observation of clinical effect by using the related scale score and providing the basis for the clinical research of acupuncture and plum needle treatment of insomnia.MethodsAccording to the classification and diagnostic criteria of the Chinese Medical Association, 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, selected 60 cases in full compliance with the standards of the heart and spleen deficiency type insomnia patients, randomly assigned into the treatment group and the control group, two groups with 30 cases in each. The treatment-group use universal acu-plum needle method, the points of conventional acupuncture method are Baihui, Shenmen (Both sides), Anmian (double sides), Neiguan (double sides). and the back shu points front Lung Shu to Bladder Shu; the control group was treated with conventional acupuncture, the back Shu points selection of Heart Shu (double), Spleen Shu (double). Both of the treatment group and the control group were treated once every other day,10 times for a course of treatment. All of them were treated for one course. According to the PSQI index score and the total score, TCM syndrome score to observe and evaluate the clinical effect of the patients, before and after the treatment.ResultsTwo groups of patients with baseline data for t test and chi-square test, showing no statistical difference (P＞0.05), both of the insomnia patients with a certain comparability. After one course of treatment, the clinical curative effect of the treatment group is better than the control group, and they were statistically different (P＜0.05). Counting the total treatment PSQI score and TCM syndrome score, the treatment group were statistically significant (P＜0.05). The two groups in the acupuncture before and after the PSQI index score, PSQI total score and TCM syndrome score were compared before and after the treatment, there were statistically significant (P＜0.05)ConclusionThe clinic efficacy of treating insomnia of both the heart and spleen deficiency type by acupuncture and plum needle is obvious. This method is better than the conventional acupuncture method. This one can improve that clinical curative effect of the acupuncture treatment of insomnia of both the heart and spleen deficiency type that is pretty good for more doctors to use in their clinic work.