Clinical Observation on the Therapeutic Effect of Six Qi Opening and Closing Acupuncture on Insomnia

Abstract

Objective: To study the clinical efficacy of the six qi opening and closing acupuncture method on insomnia. Method: From January to December 2020, 70 insomnia patients from the outpatient department of the Prevention and Treatment Center of Baoji Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital were selected as the research subjects. According to the computer random grouping method, they were divided into a control group and an experimental group with 35 cases each. The control group was treated with alprazolam, while the experimental group was treated with six qi opening and closing acupuncture. The course of treatment for both groups was 4 weeks. Observe the scores, clinical efficacy, and incidence of adverse reactions of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in two groups of patients. Result: After treatment, the scores of various indicators in the PSQI of the experimental group patients were lower than those of the control group patients, and the incidence of adverse reactions in the treatment was higher than that of the control group patients. Conclusion: The Six Qi Opening and Closing Acupuncture Method has good clinical efficacy in treating insomnia, can significantly improve patients’ insomnia, has high safety, and is worthy of clinical promotion.