Application of point massage combined with physiotherapy in the treatment of insomnia for the community elderly / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the application effect of point massage combined with physiotherapy in the treatment of insomnia for community elderly.Methods 30 elderly patients with insomnia who accepted point massage combined with physiotherapy were selected as observation group,and 30 elderly patients treated in tertiary hospital with insomnia who took alprazolamum for treatment were selected as control group.The SRSS score of the two groups before and after treatment,as well as treatment efficacy were compared.Results The insomnia treatment efficacy of the observation group was higher than that of the control group(Z =2.45,P <0.05).The SRSS rating of the observation group before treatment was (30.76 ±7.1 9)points and after treatment was (1 5.43 ±3.95)points.The SRSS rating of the control group before treatment was (32.33 ±6.98)points,which after treatment was (21 .93 ±6.73)points.The SRSS scores of both two groups after treatment were decreased (t =1 0.23,5.87,all P <0.05),with obvious differ-ences.The SRSS scores of the observation group decreased more obviously and was lower than that of the control group (t =4.56,P <0.05).Conclusion The point massage combined with physiotherapy can effectively improve insomnia of the elderly,which is also with advantages of easy operation and no obvious side effects and high cooperation degree etc,and it is suitable to be promoted in community.