Mind-tranquilizing Needling Technique ＆ Insomnia： Therapeutic Efficacy Observation of 63 Cases

目的：观察镇静安神针法治疗失眠症的临床疗效。方法：将63例患者随机分为治疗组32例，对照组31例。治疗纽采用镇静安神针法治疗，对照组内服中药解郁安神颗粒。治疗30日。结果：治疗组总有效率为87．5％，对照组总有效率为77．4％。失眠指标（入睡时间、持续时间、夜醒次数）的改善，两组有显著性差异（P〈0．05）；做梦情况的改善，有极显著性差异（P〈0.01）；醒后状态和睡眠评价的改善，无显著性差异（P〉0．05）。结论：镇静安神针法治疗失眠症的临床疗效优于中药解郁安神颗粒。

Mind-tranquilizing needling technique & insomnia: Therapeutic efficacy observation of 63 cases

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of treating insomnia with mind-tranquilizing acupuncture.Method: Sixty-three patients were randomly divided into a treatment group of 32 cases and a control group of 31 cases. The treatment group received mind-tranquilizing acupuncture and the control group, oral depression-relieving and mind-calming herbal granules, for 30 days.Results: The response rate was 87.5% in the treatment group and 77.4% in the control group. There were significant differences in falling-sleep time, lasting period and times of nocturnal waking (P<0.05) and a very significant difference in dream improvement (P<0.01) between the two groups. There were no significant differences in afterwaking conditions and sleep evaluation (P>0.05).Conclusion: Clinically mind-tranquilizing acupuncture has a better effect on insomnia than depression-relieving and mind-calming herbal granules. Author: WANG Xiao-ling (1976-), female, assistant lecturer Translator: HAN Chou-ping