title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of acupuncture at points Daling (PC 7) and "Shimian" in 48 cases of refractory insomnia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find the best method for increasing clinical therapeutic effect on refractory insomnia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninty-one cases of refractory insomnia were randomly divided into an observation group (n = 48) and a routine acupuncture group (n = 43). The observation group were treated by acupuncture at acupoints Daling (PC 7) and "Shimian", and the routine acupuncture group by routine acupoints. After treatment of 4 courses, their therapeutic effects were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cured rate was 81.25% in the observation group and 34.88% in the routine acupuncture group, the observation group being significantly better than the routine acupuncture group (P < 0.01). And the cured rate of one course in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the routine acupuncture group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Daling (PC 7) and "Shimian" is significantly better than that of acupuncture at routinely selected acupoints.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Province Maoming City People's Hospital, Guangdong 525000, China.
authors.forename: Ting-Yue
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders