Clinical Observation on Acupuncture Combined with Acupoint Thread Implantation for Treatment of Insomnia

VernacularTitle:针刺结合穴位埋线治疗失眠症的临床观察
Author: Huifang ZHANG ; Naiquan WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: insomnia; acupuncture; acupoint thread implantation; observation of therapeutic effect
From: Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University 2015;(7):559-561
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: [Objective] To observe clinical therapeutic effect of combined acupuncture and acupoint thread implantation on insomnia. [Methods] The seventy two cases were randomly divided into a treatment group(37cases) and a control group(35cases).The treatment group were treated with acupuncture and acupoint thread implantation; The control group were treated with acupuncture alone. Acupuncture treatment was provided every other day,they were totally treated for 10 times;Acupoint thread implantation was provided one time every week,observe the clinicial therapeutic effect after 3 times of treatment. [Result] The effective rate on chloasma was 89.19%in the treatment group and 71.42%in the control group.The clinical effect in the treatment group was significant better than that in the control group(P<0.05). [Conclusion] Acupuncture combined with acupoint thread implantation shows a better therapeutic effect on insomnia.