Clinical Observation On Patients Of Insomnia Differentiated As Yang-deficiency-constitution Treated With Lumbar Cross Moxibustion

Objective: In this study,we observe and record the clinical efficacy on patients of insomnia differentiated as yang-deficiency-constitution,who have received lumbar cross moxibustion(the treatment group)and conventional acupuncture(the control group).We compare and analyze the improvement and efficiency between these two methods before and after treatment.To discuss the mechanism of preventing and treating patients of insomnia differentiated as yang-deficiency-constitution for further promotion of this application and provide new ideas and new methods for clinical treatment of this disease.Method:We used a randomized controlled study to select sixty-four cases of insomnia differentiated as yang-deficiency-constitution.They were randomly divided into thirty-two cases treatment group and thirty-two cases control group,the patients of the treatment group received lumbar cross moxibustion,once a week,six weeks for a course of treatment,while the patients of the control group were treated with conventional acupuncture,three times a week,six weeks for a course of treatment.Before and after treatment,we recorded the Yang deficiency of subscale and Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI)score to evaluate the improvement in insomnia symptoms and differences between the two groups.Results:1.After six weeks of treatment,the total effective rate on patients with insomnia differentiated as yang-deficiency-constitution between the treatment group and control group was tested(P<0.05),the difference was statistically significant.The total effective rates in the treatment group and control group were 90.32% and 73.33% respectively.The clinical effect on patients with insomnia differentiated as yang-deficiency-constitution in the treatment group was better than that in the control group.2.Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the Yang deficiency of subscale:Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the Yang deficiency of subscale were compared between the lumbar cross moxibustion(the treatment group)and conventional acupuncture(the control group)before and after treatment,and the difference was statistically significant(P< 0.01).After treatment,Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the Yang deficiency of subscale were lower than those before treatment in both two groups,and the difference was also statistically significant(P<0.01).In the treatment group,the differences in the scores are much larger than in the control group.These statistics above indicate that the lumbar cross moxibustion has an advantage in improving Pittsburgh sleep quality index and the Yang deficiency of subscale score.Conclusion:1.The lumbar cross moxibustion and conventional acupuncture therapy on patients with insomnia of yang-deficiency-constitution are both effective.2.The lumbar cross moxibustion in the treatment of insomnia differentiated as yang-deficiency-constitution is better than the total effective rate of conventional acupuncture.