Effect of acupuncture at Sishencong (EX-HN 1) on sleeping in the patient of insomnia / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Sishencong (EX-HN 1) on insomnia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty-five cases of insomnia were treated with acupuncture at Sishencong (EX-HN 1) and their quality and compositions of sleeping before and after treatment were evaluated with a multichannel sleep detector.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, the quality of sleeping increased significantly (P < 0.05), and the sleeping rate increased from (61.95 +/- 22.90)% before treatment to (79.27 +/- 11.05)% after treatment (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture at Sishencong (EX-HN 1) has obvious therapeutic effect on insomnia.</p>