title: Insomnia due to deficiency of both the heart and spleen treated by acupuncture-moxibustion and Chinese tuina.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe therapeutic effects of the comprehensive therapy of acupuncture-moxibustion and Chinese Tuina for treatment of insomnia due to deficiency of both the heart and spleen.
  
  
  METHODS
  92 cases were divided randomly into the treatment group (treated by acupuncture-moxibustion and Chinese Tuina) and the control group (treated by acupuncture-moxibustion).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The therapeutic effect of the treatment group was obviously superior to that of the control group (the CHI2 test showed P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The comprehensive therapy of acupuncture-moxibustion and Chinese Tuina can give marked therapeutic effects for treatment of insomnia due to deficiency of both the heart and spleen.
authors.affiliation: Changchun College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013154:Spleen / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult