Effect Of Acupuncture On Facial Metabolic Heat In Subjects With Sleep Deprivation

Objective:Investigate the effect of acupunctureon on facial metabolic heat in subjects with sleep deprivation in order to determine the effect of acupuncture on sleep disorders.Methods:A total of 64 healthy young subjects were randomly divided into normal sleep group(group A),sleep deprivation group(group B),sleep deprivation group treated with Xiaoxingnao Kaiqiao acupuncture combined with acupuncture at Shenmai and Zhaohai points(group C),and sleep deprivation group treated with acupuncture at sham acupoints(group D).Group A maintained a normal sleep state,while group B,C,and D were deprived of sleep for 24 hours.On the next day,infrared thermal imaging were used to measure facial metabolic heat in all groups and observe the changes in facial metabolic heat after acupuncture in groups C and D.Results:(1)Infrared thermal imaging showed that group A had mild facial metabolic heat and group B,C,and D had severe facial metabolic heat.Group A had significantly less heat than groups B,C,and D(P<0.05),and there was no significant difference between groups B,C,and D(P>0.05)(2)Groups C and D had a significant reduction in facial metabolic heat after treatment(P<0.05),and group C had a significantly greater reduction than group D(P<0.05).Conclusions:(1)Sleep deprivation can lead to an increase in facial metabolic heat and affect the normal function of the body.(2)Xiaoxingnao kaiqiao acupuncture combined with acupuncture at Shenmai and Zhaohai points can effectively adjust severe facial metabolic heat caused by sleep deprivation and has a better clinical effect than acupuncture at sham acupoints.(3)There were specific effects on the prescriptions of acupoints.