Insomnia due to deficiency of both the heart and spleen treated by acupuncture-moxibustion and Chinese tuina.
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.
Lu
Ming
M
Changchun College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin 130117, China.
Liu
Xiaoyan
X
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