Nursing Case Report on the Treatment of Insomnia with Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency Pattern Using Surface-Bowl Moxibustion on the Navel Combined with Five-Element Music Therapy
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Nursing Case Report on the Treatment of Insomnia with Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency Pattern Using Surface-Bowl Moxibustion on the Navel Combined with Five-Element Music Therapy
YANG Huibo, ZHANG Lijun, HUANG Lijuan, et al. Nursing Case Report on the Treatment of Insomnia with Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency Pattern Using Surface-Bowl Moxibustion on the Navel Combined with Five-Element Music Therapy[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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YANG Huibo, ZHANG Lijun, HUANG Lijuan, et al. Nursing Case Report on the Treatment of Insomnia with Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency Pattern Using Surface-Bowl Moxibustion on the Navel Combined with Five-Element Music Therapy[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202607050002.
Nursing Case Report on the Treatment of Insomnia with Liver Depression and Spleen Deficiency Pattern Using Surface-Bowl Moxibustion on the Navel Combined with Five-Element Music Therapy
This report summarizes and discusses the clinical efficacy of surface-bowl moxibustion on the navel combined with five-element music therapy in the management of insomnia with the liver depression and spleen deficiency pattern, by reviewing the nursing process of an elderly female patient with insomnia. Following Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome assessment, the patient was diagnosed with the liver depression and spleen deficiency pattern, and emotional disturbance had further aggravated her insomnia symptoms. Accordingly, surface-bowl moxibustion on the navel combined with five-element music therapy was implemented to soothe the liver, relieve depression, and regulate the spleen and stomach. Systematic assessments were conducted before and after the intervention using the TCM Syndrome Score, the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain, and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA). The results demonstrated that the patient's anxiety status and sleep pattern were improved after the intervention, with accompanying symptoms such as headache and abdominal distension also notably alleviated compared with the pre-intervention status. The findings confirm that this combined therapy offers the advantages of being non-invasive, low-risk, and holistically regulatory, which may provide a new feasible approach to the green diagnosis and treatment of insomnia within the TCM framework.
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