A Clinical Study on the Combination of Wentong Guasha Therapy and Chinese Herbal Sleeping Sachets for the Treatment of Chronic Insomnia
Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Wentong Guasha therapy combined with Chinese herbal sleeping sachets in the treatment of chronic insomnia.Methods A total of 30 chronic insomnia subjects recruited from the outpatient department of Zhuzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology Hospital from August to December 2023 were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group,with 15 cases in each group.The control group was given basic treatment,while the experimental group was treated with Wentong Guasha therapy and Chinese herbal sleeping sachets on the basis of the control group.The treatment period was 4 weeks.Before and after treatment,the Asens Insomnia Scale(AIS),Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale(GAD-7),and Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Score were used to evaluate the total effective rate of treatment.Results After 4 weeks of treatment,the AIS scores,GAD-7 scores,and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores of the two groups showed a significant decrease compared to before treatment,and the experimental group showed a more significant decrease in the 3 scores compared to the control group(P<0.05).The total effective rate of treatment in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group(100.00%vs 73.33%),the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion The combination of Wentong Guasha therapy and traditional Chinese medicine sleep aid sachets can improve the sleep of patients with chronic insomnia,alleviate their anxiety from a psychological perspective,which is an effective strategy to treat chronic insomnia.