Clinical observation on Governor Vessel-regulating, liver-soothing and mind-calming needling for insomnia due to liver fire disturbing the heart
10.1007/s11726-016-0921-7
- VernacularTitle:调督疏肝安神法治疗肝火扰心型失眠的临床观察
- Author:
Yong PANG
;
Ruirui GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Liver-fire Flaming-up;
Soothing Liver;
Governor Vessel;
Insomnia
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2016;14(3):181-185
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To compare the therapeutic effects between the Governor Vessel-regulating, liver-soothing and mind-calming needling and the routine acupuncture therapy for insomnia due to liver fire disturbing the heart.
Methods:A total of50 cases with insomnia were randomly divided by the random numberl table into the two groups, 25 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with the Governor Vessel-regulating, liver-soothing and mind-calming needling, while the control group was treated with the routine acupuncture therapy. The two groups were treated for five sessions per week, ten sessions as a course. After 3-course treatment, the therapeutic effects and the improvement of Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were observed.
Results:After treatment for three courses, the total effective rate was 100% in the treatment group and 92% in the control group. The difference in the therapeutic effect between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). After the treatment, thesleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, subjective sleep quality, sleeping disturbances, daytime dysfunction, and total PSQI scores in the patients of the two groups were obviously improved in comparing those before treatment, with significant differences (allP<0.01). After treatment, the inter-group differences in the sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, subjective sleep quality, and total PSQI scores were statistically significant (all P<0.01); the differences in the scores of sleeping disturbances and daytime dysfunction is not statistical significant (all P>0.05).
Conclusion:Thetherapeutic effect of Governor Vessel-regulating, liver-soothing and mind-calming needling is better for insomnia due to liver fire disturbing the heart than the routine acupuncture therapy.
