Clinical Observation on Acupuncture Combining with Double Moxibustion on yŏng quán (KI 1) Treating 40 Cases of Insomnia of Menopausal Syndrome.

Objective: To observe the curative effect of acupuncture combining with double moxibustion on yŏng quán (KI 1) treating 40 cases of insomnia of menopausal syndrome. Methods: The research selected 80 cases of insomnia of menopausal syndrome patients treated in this hospital. All of the patients should randomly divide into acupuncture plus moxibustion group and routine acupuncture group with 40 cases in each group. Patients in the routine acupuncture group should give routine acupuncture treatment with selecting guān yuán (RN 4), bilateral z gōng (EX-CA 1), bilateral zú sān l (ST 36), bilateral sān yīn jiāo (SP 6), băi huì (DU 20), ān mián (belonging to the experienced acupoint, locating in the midpoint of line between yì fēng (SJ 17) and fēng chí (GB 20)), and bilateral yŏng quán (KI 1). It should give manipulation method with even supplementation and drainage. It should retain needles for 30 min after there was sensation of qi arrival. The acupuncture treatment should give 3 times a week, and consecutive 8 weeks in all. Patients in the acupuncture plus moxibustion group should add moxibustion therapy based on the acupuncture treatment of routine acupuncture group. The moxibustion therapy should select bilateral yŏng quán (KI 1). It should give the moxibustion therapy with two moxa sticks together for double moxibustion. Each time of treatment should sustain for 10 min. The treatment should give twice a week, and consecutive 8 weeks in all. Results: After the treatment, total effective rate of the routine acupuncture group was 90.0% (36/40), and the acupuncture plus moxibustion group was 97.5% (39/40). Comparison of the total effective rate between two groups indicated that the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After the treatment, the modified Kupperman score and score of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of two groups compared with that before the treatment, and the result indicated that the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Moreover, comparison of the scores mentioned above between two groups after the treatment indicated that the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Both acupuncture and acupuncture combining with double moxibustion on yŏng quán (KI 1) could improve the symptoms of patients with insomnia of menopausal syndrome. Moreover, the improvement effect of acupuncture plus moxibustion treatment was more obvious. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]