An Analysis of Parasomnia in Old Age from the Perspective of"Based on Yin and Yang"
In modern society,the number of people suffering from sleep disorders is increasing.Affected by physiological,psychological and social factors,the elderly have been the group with a high incidence of sleep disorders,and the occurrence of parasomnia including abnormal movements,behaviors,emotions or events during sleep which needs to arouse more attention from the society.In this paper,starting from the overall view of"Based on Yin and Yang",the author analyzes and concludes that the fundamental pathogenesis of abnormal sleep in the elderly is the deficiency and decline of Yang qi according to the basic principle of"life stands poles with fire"and the ontology structure theory of"inner Yang and outer Yin".This pathogenesis leads to the internal turbidness of qi,the floating of the deficiency Yang,the loss of spirit and the flying of the soul,thereby disturbing the normal sleep.And the author proposes the therapeutic principles of"strengthening yang"and"subduing yang".
Based on Yin and YangThe AgedParasomniasStrengthening YangSuppressing Yang