Clinical Observation On Zhuang Medicine "8" Loop Acupuncture For The Insomnia

Objective: The observation,comparison and application in terms of the clinical effects of the "8" loop acupuncture therapy in Zhuang me dicine for insomnia are used in order to provide a new approach for cl inical treatment of said disorder and to further promote the use of this traditional remedy.Methods: A total of 60 insomnia patients meeting the inclusion cri teria were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group amongst 30 cases.(1)Control group: Acupoints: TTh1-3,TTh1-9,TTg,TMh-12,TBnq,DNSg,DNsz,DZBh1-7,DZBh1-8.Operation: conventi onal acupuncture manipulation was used after 30-45 minutesusing the g as needle.(2)Treatment group: Acupoints the selection of acupoints is the same as that of the control group.Operation: "8" word order ring s titch was used under such order: TBnq on the left?DNSg on the right?DZBh1-7 and DZBh1-8 on the right?DZBh1-7 and DZBh1-8 on the left?DNsz on the left?TBnq on the right?TTh1-3?TTh1-9?TTg af ter 30-45 minutes using the gas needle.The two groups were treated w ith 1 course every 7 days.Each course was arranged for 5 days' treat ment and 2 days' rest.After 2 courses of treatment,the PSQI score an d traditional Chinese medicine symptom quantification score of two gro ups were recorded,and the data were statistically analyzed by statistical software SPSS17.0.Results: Compared with the clinical efficacy of the two groups,the total effective rate in treatment group was 93.3% and the control gro up was 90.0%.The difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Co mpared with before and after treatment,PSQI score and traditional Chi nese medicine symptom score had significant differences in two groups(P<0.01).Compared with before and after treatment in two groups,the PSQI scores had significant differences(P<0.01)and the hypnotic drug has the difference(P<0.05)in sleep quality,sleep latency,sleep time,sl eep efficiency,sleep disorder and daytime dysfunction;After treatment,the two groups had differences in sleep quality,sleep duration,sleep ef ficiency and total score(P<0.05).Conclusions: the clinical effect of Zhuang medicine "8" loop acup uncture therapy is superior to that of the traditional acupuncture,which can improve the sleeping quality,increase the sleeping time and impro ve the sleep efficiency of patients with insomnia.