Clinical Observation of Needling QIN's Eight Head Acupoints for Insomnia
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.06.0715
- VernacularTitle:"秦氏""头八针""治疗失眠症临床观察"
- Author:
Yufang HONG
;
Chenghao DU
;
Hong XU
;
Weimin NI
;
Liangfu QIN
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
Insomnia;
QIN's eight head acupoints;
Needle warming therapy;
Modified Spiegel scale
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(6):715-718
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy of needling QIN's eight head acupoints in treating insomnia.Method Sixty patients were randomized into QIN's eight head acupoints group (30 cases) and a conventional acupuncture group (30 cases). The modified Spiegel sleep questionnaire was evaluated respectively after 4-week and 8-week treatment.Result After 4-week treatment, there was a significant difference in comparing the modified Spiegel sleep questionnaire between the two groups (P<0.05), and QIN's eight head acupoints group was superior to the conventional acupuncture group; after 8-week treatment, there was no significant difference between the two groups in comparing the modified Spiegel sleep questionnaire (P>0.05).Conclusion QIN's eight head acupoints group had a more significant therapeutic efficacy compared to conventional acupuncture group after 4-week treatment.
