Clinical Effect of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Insomnia

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Sanjiao Acupuncture to insomnia and its mechanism of action.Methods 197 cases of patients with primary insomnia were according to random number table method divided into observation group of 118 cases receiving conventional acupuncture and moxibustion as Qi street point,and control group of 79 cases receiving Estazolam Tablets,1 mg/d.The Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI) score were to assess the changes before and after the treatment.Results There were 72 patients who were cured,21 who got remarkable effect,23 who got effect,and 2 who not responded in the observation group;while in the control group the figures were respectively 16,28,26 and 9.Ridit analysis revealed a statistically significant difference.After the treatment,the PSQI factional scores of sleep quality((0.86±0.71) vs.(1.07±1.65)),daily function((1.19±0.85) vs.(1.30±0.69)) and the PSQI total score((5.61±2.66) vs.(5.03±2.46)) in the two groups showed that the results of the observation group were statistically significantly better than those of the control group(P0.05).Conclusion The therapeutic effect is better in the observation group than in control group.It provides a new therapeutic means for insomnia.