Effects of acupuncture therapy on 83 cases of infants with night terrors

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  • NAKAMURA Mari
    Mari Acupuncture Clinic Department of Acupuncture, Faculty of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
  • TAKAHASHI Ryoko
    Mari Acupuncture Clinic
  • SAKAGUCHI Shunji
    Research Division of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kansai University of Health Sciences

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  • 夜泣き児83例に対する小児はりきゅう治療の効果
  • ヨナキ ジ 83レイ ニ タイスル ショウニハリキュウチリョウ ノ コウカ

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Abstract

[Objective] For six consecutive years, we investigated 83 cases of the effect of acupuncture therapy on children with night terrors. [Subjects and Methods] The number of subjects was 83 (38 boys and 45 girls, mean age: 2.2 ± 2.8 years old). Acupuncture therapy for infants was defined as pattern identification/syndrome differentiation and treatment. The acupuncture therapy used spoon needles and moxibustion; skin stimulation was applied to the acupuncture point. Infant needles in the Daishi style and moxibustion of the incense stick were used as a method to approach the hole. Therapeutic effect was judged by a self-written evaluation form certified by the Japan Society of Pediatric Acupuncture. One major item, "sleep disorder (broad sense of night terrors)," three minor items ('night terror' in a narrower sense), 'difficulty in falling asleep,' 'nocturnal awakening,' number of nocturnal awakenings at night, and satisfaction with acupuncture therapy in infants were investigated. Evaluations were made at the time of the first treatment and before the fifth treatment. In the statistical analysis, the change in the score of the evaluation slip and the number of partial awakenings were tested by the Wilcoxon signed-rank-sum test. The level of significance was set at 5%. [Results] Significant improvement was observed in the score for the major item, minor items, and number of partial awakenings. The degree of satisfaction was 90.4%. [Conclusion] It was suggested that acupuncture therapy in infants is effective for ameliorating symptoms of "sleep disorder."

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