Emotional triangle and Yintang(印堂EX-HN3)for insomnia treatment-case report

作     者：Marina Clare Vinaud Waldirene Chaves Simao Fabianna Goncalves Ferreira Marina Clare Vinaud;Waldirene Chaves Sim(a)o;Fabianna Gon(c)alves Ferreira

作者机构：Tropical Pathology and Public Health InstituteFederal University of GoiasGoianiaGoiasBrazil Latu sensu post-graduation student of Center of Natural Therapies StudiesGoianiaGoiasBrazil Center of Natural Therapies StudiesGoianiaGoiasBrazil 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion》 (世界针灸杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第30卷第3期

页      面：240-241页

核心收录：

学科分类：1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1005[医学-中医学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100512[医学-针灸推拿学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Insomnia Acupuncture Acupoints:Shenmen(神门HT7),Taiyuan(太渊LU9),Neiguan(内关PC6)and Yintang(印堂EX-HN3) Heart yin deficiency 

摘      要：Insomnia prevalence may reach up to 30%of the population considering at least one of the following criteria:difficulty in falling asleep,difficulty in remaining asleep,waking up too early,not repairing sleep or bad sleep quality,followed by daily consequences of lack of sleep such as lack of attention or *** studies have reported the use of acupuncture as a therapeutic alternative for insomnia treatment showing important results such as anxiety decrease,improvement of sleep quality,decrease of daily consequences of insomnia,among *** aim of this project was to use acupuncture as treatment for insomnia using the points Shenmen(神门HT7),Taiyuan(太渊LU9),Neiguan(内关PC6)and Yintang(印堂EX-HN3).After the signing of the TCLE,the patient answered a questionnaire during sessions 1,5 *** patient received insomnia treatment through puncture of the following points:HT7,LU9,PC6 and *** patient reported a significant improve in the sleep quality after the first sessions and absence of the symptoms after the tenth *** we conclude that the stimulation of these acupoints is useful in the insomnia treatment.