Therapeutic Observation of Combining Yuan-Primary and Luo-Connecting Points for Insomnia due to Imbalance between Heart and Kidney
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.05.0415
- VernacularTitle:原络配穴治疗心肾不交型失眠症疗效观察
- Author:
Yan DING
;
Ruijie MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture therapy;
Insomnia;
Imbalance between heart and kidney;
Points,Yuan;
Points,Luo-connecting;
Point combination
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2015;(5):415-417
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of combining Yuan-Primary and Luo-Connecting points in treating insomnia due to imbalance between heart and kidney, for providing novel method and evidence for the treatment of insomnia with acupuncture-moxibustion.Method Totally 100 insomnia patients due to imbalance between heart and kidney were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 50 in each. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture at Yuan-Primary and Luo-Connecting points, while the control group was by conventional acupuncture. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and self-rating depression scale (SDS) were observed before and after intervention for efficacy evaluation.Result The PSQI item scores were significantly changed after intervention in both groups (P<0.05). The SAS and SDS scores were significantly different from that before treatment in both groups (P<0.05). After treatment, the SAS and SDS scores of the treatment group were significantly different from that of the control group (P<0.05). The recovery rate and total effective rate were 26.0% and 92.0% in the treatment group versus 12.0% and 86.0% in the control group, and there was a significant difference in comparing the recovery rate (P<0.05).Conclusion Combining use of Yuan-Primary and Luo-Connecting points is an effective approach in treating insomnia due to imbalance between heart and kidney.
