These studies give hope! -Read about how acupuncture and herbal medicine help improve sleep.
Impact of Acupuncture on Sleep and Comorbid Symptoms for Chronic Insomnia: A Randomized Clinical Trial1
“We conducted comprehensive searches in both English and Chinese databases, and included 46 randomized trials. Our review suggests that acupuncture improves sleep quality and increases sleep duration. “
Efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment on primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial2
“(participants) Insomnia severity index improved dramatically in the acupuncture group … Similar significant improvements can also be observed in the SE, TST and SDS scores. “
- SE – sleep efficiency
- SA – sleep awakenings
- TST – total sleep time
- SDS – Self-Rating Depression Scale
Clinical study on acupuncture for primary insomnia3
“Acupuncture at … is an effective method for primary insomnia with easy manipulation, worth clinical popularization.”
- Wang C, Xu WL, Li GW, Fu C, Li JJ, Wang J, Chen XY, Liu Z, Chen YF. Impact of Acupuncture on Sleep and Comorbid Symptoms for Chronic Insomnia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Nat Sci Sleep. 2021;13:1807-1822, https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S326762 ↩︎
- Xuan Yin, Minghui Gou, Jian Xu, Bo Dong, Ping Yin, Fernand Masquelin, Junyi Wu, Lixing Lao, Shifen Xu, Efficacy and safety of acupuncture treatment on primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial, Sleep Medicine, Volume 37, 2017, Pages 193-200, ISSN 1389-9457,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2017.02.012. ↩︎ - Shao Y. Clinical study on acupuncture for primary insomnia. J Acupunct Tuina Sci, 2017, 15(6): 410-414 DOI: 10.1007/s11726-017-1037-4, Acupuncture Department, Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital), Hangzhou 310003, China ↩︎