Clinical Observation On Treating Insomnia Of Yin Deficiency Constitution Type With Needle Warming Moxibustion

ObjectiveWith all aspects of the pressure increased in the modern society, insomnia is not only the common diseases of the old people, but also is the sub-health state now a lot of office young people be faced with. according to the study on constitution of patients with insomnia found that the proportion of Yin deficiency constitution is high, to patients with insomnia Yin deficiency constitution is one of the common constitution. this research want to use the traditional acupuncture therapy combined with regulate constitution theory of TCM to improve the therapeutic effect of patients with insomnia of Yin deficiency constitution, and to research a kind of acupuncture therapies based on recuperate physical theory. Observe its curative effect on insomnia and the effect of improving the effect of constitution, provide useful reference for clinical application.MethodsBetween January2013and January2014, from the acupuncture clinical of the first affiliated hospital of Guang zhou university of TCM, collected eligible70patients with insomnia. According to the method of random, divided into treatment group and control group on average35people. The treatment group given the conventional acupuncture with needle warming moxibustion therapy, the control group given routine acupuncture treatment therapy. Treating for3course, compared the Yin deficiency plastid quality table score, the scores of the six elements (sleep quality, sleep time, sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep disorder, daytime function) of Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)scale between the two groups before and after the treatment, and recorded untoward effect during treatment and treatment measures and evaluation of the curative effect.ResultsTwo groups of patients after the treatment, the Pittsburgh sleep index (PSQI) scale of six factor index score compared the score of before the treatment had significant difference (P<0.05). After treatment, there was significant difference (P<0.05) on the sleep quality, sleep time, sleep efficiency and total PSQI scores, there was no significant difference (P>0.05) on leep time, sleep disorder, daytime function score between two groups. The two groups after treatment of Yin deficiency constitution scale scores have significant difference (P<0.05). Two groups of patients after treatment, there was no significant difference (P>0.05)on the total effective rate, the curative effect have significant difference (P<0.05). Two groups of patients end the treatment after four weeks, there was no significant difference (P>0.05)on recurrence rateConclusionThis study results show that needle warming moxibustion have certain curative effect to improve the Yin deficiency constitution, and can treat insomnia fundamentally, proves that acupuncture regulate constitution for treating insomnia which is the chronic disease has certain advantages and important significance in clinic.