Zhou Yunfeng1, Wei Yulong2, Zhang Pulin1, et al. Investigation on Short-term Therapeutic Effect of Three-Part Massage on 100 Cases of Insomnia with Deficiency of both Heart and Spleen[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2006, (6): 427-428.
Zhou Yunfeng1, Wei Yulong2, Zhang Pulin1, et al. Investigation on Short-term Therapeutic Effect of Three-Part Massage on 100 Cases of Insomnia with Deficiency of both Heart and Spleen[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2006, (6): 427-428.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2006.06.024.
Objective:To evaluate the short-term therapeutic effect of three-part massage therapy on insomnia with deficiency of both heart and spleen.Methods:Two hundred cases were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group
100 cases in each group.The treatment group was treated with three-part massage
and the control group with oral administration of Guipi Pills .Total clinical therapeutic effects
cumulative score of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)
Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS)
and Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS) were compared between groups.Results:The total therapeutic effects
PSQI
SAS and SDS significantly improved in both groups after treatment
treatment group being better than the control group (P<0.01).Conclusion:The three-part massage therapy has a definite therapeutic effect on insomnia with deficiency of both heart and spleen.