[Observation of therapeutic effect on coronavirus disease 2019 with insomnia in treatment with <i>baduanjin</i> and auricular point sticking therapy].
Chao Yang, Yan Ma, Jun-Hua Mei, Xue Gong, Meng Wang, Kun Liu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: and auricular point sticking therapy and the medication with oral estazolam on the base of the conventional treatment. METHODS: , a traditional Chinese fitness activity, was practiced everyday. Besides, auricular point sticking therapy was exerted at ear-shenmen (TF 4), subcortex (AT 4), heart (CO 15), occiput (AT 3), etc. These auricular points were pressed and kneaded three times a day, 30 s at each point each time, consecutively for 12 days. In the control group, estazolam tablets were prescribed for oral administration, 1 mg, once daily, consecutively for 12 days. Before and after treatment, the score of Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), the score of self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), the score of self-rating depression scale (SDS) and the score of symptoms in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) were observed in the two groups and the clinical therapeutic effect was evaluated. RESULTS: >0.05). CONCLUSION: and auricular point sticking therapy improves sleep quality, the conditions of anxiety and depression and the symptoms in TCM for patients of COVID-19 with insomnia. The therapeutic effect of this combined treatment is better than the oral administration of estazolam.