Acupuncture and moxibustion for 25 days, but insomnia does not improve the reason may be one is not the right choice of acupuncture points, the second is not the right operation, in addition to the complexity of the condition may also be.
1. Wrong selection of acupuncture points: there are many reasons for insomnia, such as insufficient blood in the heart, blood does not nourish the heart; liver and gallbladder fire, solid fire disturbing the heart; stagnation of the spleen and stomach, gastric disharmony is restlessness; the heart and kidneys are not communicating (the heart is on fire, the kidney yin is weak, and the physiological dysfunction of the heart and kidneys), etc. For each cause, the selection of points is different. The acupoints selected for each cause of disease are also different. If the selection of points is not correct, the therapeutic effect will not be achieved.
2. The operation method is not right: Acupuncture and moxibustion is about heavy insertion and light lifting, lifting and inserting the amplitude is small, frequency is slow, the operation time is short for the complementary method; light insertion and heavy lifting, lifting and inserting the amplitude is large, frequency is fast, the operation time is long for the laxative method. Welcome the meridian direction into the needle for the complementary method, against the direction of the meridian into the needle for the diarrhea. If the tonic and diarrhea methods are operated wrongly, the therapeutic effect will not be achieved.
3. Complexity of the disease: insomnia is caused by many reasons, the etiology of the disease is complex, affecting the sleep of more factors, it may be complex and not with the adjustment of lifestyle, resulting in the treatment effect is not obvious.
Acupuncture needs to be selected by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and operated correctly in order to achieve therapeutic effects. Don’t do it by yourself to avoid the mistake.