title: [Effect of scalp point penetration needling on sleep quality and sleep structure of insomnia patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the improving effect of scalp point penetration needling on sleep quality and sleep structure for insomnia patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-six cases of insomnia were randomly divided into a scalp point penetration needling group (observation group, 32 cases) and a routine acupuncture group (control group, 34 cases). The observation group was treated with Houshencong (EX-HN 1) penetrating to Qianshencong (EX-HN 1) and Xinhui (GV 22) penetrating to Shenting (GV 24) etc.; Baihui (GV 20), Anmian (EX- HN 22) and Neiguan (PC 6) etc. were selected in control group. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and micro-sensitive mattress sleep monitoring system were used to observe the sleep quality and sleep structure of the patients before and after treatment, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The completely improved rate of the sleep quality of 65. 6%(21/32)in observation group was superior to that of 35.3 (12/34) in control group (P < 0.05). There were significant differences between two groups in latency of falling asleep, total time of sleep, time of deep sleep stage and more than 5 min awakening times of sleep structure after treatment (all P < 0. 01), the observation group was superior to control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The scalp point penetration needling has more significant effects for improving the sleep quality and sleep structure of insomnia patients than the routine needling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China. zhouzhangling@sina.com
authors.forename: Zhang-Ling
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Shao-Dan
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012890:Sleep; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult