Résumé
Insomnia is the important factor affecting people's lives. The long-term lacking of sleep can not only affects people's daily life, but also can lead to a variety of mental illness. With the development of society, the life and working styles of people have changed a lot, and the number of patients with insomnia is increasing. However, the main therapy of insomnia is the Western medicine with calming and sedative efficacy. This kind of medicine has side effects, and long-term application can cause resistance and addiction. This article introduced the fourth batch of 100 old TCM doctors Professor CUI Shu-sheng's profound understanding of insomnia etiology and pathogenesis. Combined with the function features of Tuina, he summarized the Ten Methods of head massage. The Ten Methods of head massage has the characteristics which are light but not float, heavy but not hurt, and gentle and strong. The main operation places are head and face; thus, it can relieve the scalp and dredge qi and blood of head and face. Because the doctor can guide patients to calm down and focus on their public region and soothe their body, it has the effects of harmonizing yin and yang, calming, and soothing.