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| Treating primary insomnia with acupuncture and manipulation |
| Hits 1643 Download times 1667 Received:May 20, 2008 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1673-9043.2008.04.08 |
| Key Words
acupuncture;manipulation;primary insomnia;curative effect |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | JI Dong-sheng | The First Hospital Affiliated to Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300150, China | | LI Bo | 天津中医药大学 300193 | | LV Feng-liang | 天津中医药大学 300193 |
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| Abstract
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| [Objective] To evaluate the clinical effect of acupuncture and manipulation in treating primary insomnia.[Methods] The patients with primary insomnia were randomly divided into the acupuncture and manipulation group and acupuncture only group.The curative effect was evaluated by Pittsburgh sleep quality index questionnaire.Statistic analysis was carried out with RevMan4.2.8.[Results] The total Pittsburgh sleep quality score of acupuncture and manipulation group was higher than that of acupuncture only group.But there wasn't statistic significance in total effective rate and cure rate.The cure rate of insomnia in patients with pathogenic fire derived from stagnation of liver-QI was better than those with other types of syndrome.[Conclusion] The acupuncture and manipulation may improve insomnia symptoms.The curative effect of treatment group was better than acupuncture only group.The acupuncture and manipulation has a better curative effect in insomnia patients with pathogenic fire derived from stagnation of liver-QI type. |
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