Clinical observation on treatment of insomnia with puncturing Back-Shu acupoints
Item
Title
Clinical observation on treatment of insomnia with puncturing Back-Shu acupoints
Description
J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2013), Xu, Tian-bing
Abstract
Objective—To evaluate the clinical efficacy of puncturing Back-Shu acupoints for insomnia. Methods—Sixty patients were randomly divided into two groups, 30 cases in each. Back-Shu acupoints acupuncture was employed in the treatment group, whereas conventional acupoints acupuncture was administered in the control group. And the efficacy was assessed by the efficiency rate of relief of sleep disorders and the global Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score. Results—The total effective rate was 93.3% in the treatment group, versus 80.0% in the control group, showing that the two groups were significantly different (P<0.01). After treatment, the global PSQI scores in the two groups decreased compared with those before treatment (P<0.01), and the global PSQI scores of the two groups after treatment were also statistically different (P<0.05). Conclusion—Puncturing Back-Shu acupoints can effectively reduce the global PSQI score, improve the patient’s quality of life, has a good effect on insomnia.
Alternative Title
J Acupunct Tuina Sci
Creator
Date
Language
English
issn
1672-3597
issue
3
page end
168
page start
165
volume
11