A novel taping therapy for chronic insomnia: a report on two cases.
OBJECTIVE
Here, we report two cases of chronic insomnia treated satisfactorily by re-using of patients' bioelectricity.


METHODS
First was a 46 years old male who had taken drugs for several years and depression drug for one year. He had heart beat and felt pressure pain on almost of chest. Second was a 64 years old male who had taken drugs for one year. In spite of the medication, he could not sleep at all and had glint eyes.


METHODS
Method of treatment is to put the medical tape (Chimsband) on acupoints and pressure pain points in the chest, which can be traced down by finger pressing examination.


RESULTS
In the first case, the patient escaped from the medications after three weeks. Following seven weeks, depression was reduced remarkably. In the second case, the glint of eyes returned to normal after two treatments. After three treatments, the sleeping time was lengthened to 4h.


CONCLUSIONS
First, pressing chest can be used for tracing neurological symptoms; second, when the bioelectricity of the patient reacts to Chimsband, the symptoms could be ameliorated; third, there is a relationship between treating the neurological symptoms such as insomnia and attenuating pressure pain.
Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University, South Korea. Electronic address: dlqhdgy@dhu.ac.kr.
Bong Hyo
BH
Lee
Chang Hyun
CH
Han
Hwang Jin
HJ
Park
Young Jun
YJ
Lee
Hwa Soo
HS
Hwang
D019050:Acupressure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055670:Medicine, Korean Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
Bioelectricity; CAM; Depression; Fatigue.; Oriental medicine