Clinical Observation On Insomnia Due To Kidney/Heart Disharmony Treated By Needling Governor Vessel Points

Objective:The object of research is insomnia due to Kidney/Heart disharmony treated by needling Governor Vessel PointsMethod:37 patients suffering from insomnia are divided into 2 groups,19 patients in the treatment group and 18 patients in the control group.Acupoints used in the treatment group DU20,DU16,DU14,EX-HN1,HT7(both),PC6(both),SP6(both),KI3(both),and acupoints used in the control group EX-HN1,HT7(both),PC6(both),SP6(both),KI3(both).The needles were retain 30 minutes,1 acupuncture session daily,10-days to 20-days course of the treatment.After 20 days of treatment conduct clinical curative effect observation.Before and after treatment subjects are evaluated with The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI).Analyze the results through self-control study and mutual control experiment.Results:The PSQI score before and after treatment in both groups shows: before treatment,PSQI score in treatment group(16.21±2.95) in control group (15.67±0.56),after treatment(5.63±2.77) in treatment group,(7.61±2.93) in control group.Statistic analysis shows,p＜0.05 both treatments are effective.PSQI score before treatment between two groups(p＞0.05),after treatment the difference is statistically significant(p＜0.05).Observe simultaneously the curative effect in 19 cases in treatment group,16 cases with clinical recovery,1 case with significant recovery,2 cases with effective results,0 cases ineffective results,18 cases in the control group,15 cases with clinical recovery,0 cases with significant recovery,3 cases with effective results,0 cases with ineffective results.Rank sum test (Mann-Whitney U) shows that there are no significant differences between treatment group and control group(p＞0.05).Conclusion:The treatment in both groups seems to be equally effective,both groups significantly improve sleep-ins time,sleeping time and PSQI grade.The results indicate that the cure rate is generally appropriate,in the treatment group sleep-ins and PSQI score was reduced,both groups indicated an increase in the sleeping time...