Acupuncture appears to be effective in treatment of insomnia. However, further large, rigorous designed trials are warranted. Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders, with a prevalence of 40% in adults. It is generally believed that 10%–15% of the adult population suffers from chronic insomnia, and an additional 25%–35% have transient or occasional insomnia. The symptoms of insomnia may be difficult falling asleep, sleep latency more than 30 minutes, or sleep efficiency less than 85%, which usually happened more than 4 nights a week and occurred at least 3 weeks. Patients with insomnia may feel tired, tense, lazy, or have delayed reactions, distraction, or headache. The serious consequence of insomnia can be mental illness, and the worst mental illness is schizophrenia.




Insomnia acupuncture can be treated with medications, herbal therapy and physical therapy. The commonly used medications include hypnotic sedative agents, such as zaleplon and benzodiazepines, but they may cause adverse effects such as damage of memory, drug resistance, dependency, and addiction. Nondrug therapy of Raah Acupuncture including acupuncture is commonly used by patients with insomnia. The mechanism of acupuncture treatment may be regulating yin and yang to reinforce health and eliminate the pathogenic, thus improving sleep. In modern medicine, acupuncture can increase the content of γ-amino butyric acid, and then enhance sleep quality. 




Insomnia is one of the most common diseases in modern society; the main characteristics of the patients were difficulty in falling asleep at night and/or failure to maintain effective sleep after falling asleep. It can lead to early awakening, short sleep, heavy sleeplessness, dreaming, poor sleep quality, and working hours after waking up, causes a series of negative emotions, such as fatigue, inefficiency, cognitive decline, social interaction, tension, and anxiety, which affect social harmony and stability. So insomnia has gained more and more attention. At present, acupuncture and cupping near me have been proved effective in the treatment of insomnia by many studies. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of insomnia, and to provide the latest evidence for clinical application.

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Name: Raah Acupuncture Inc. 
Address: 3407 West 6th Street, Suite 702, Los Angeles, CA 90020, United States 
Phone: +1 323-422-4964 
Email: [email protected] 
Website: https://www.raahacupuncture.com