Insomnia, as a common and high incidence disease in modern society, seriously affects the physical and mental health and quality of life of patients. In long-term clinical practice, acupuncture and moxibustion has been proved to be one of the effective treatments for insomnia, with the advantages of fast onset, long-lasting effect, green safety and no side effects. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a popular physical therapy method in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases in recent years. It has the advantages of simple operation, significant curative effect and less adverse reactions in the treatment of insomnia, and is widely used in clinic. This paper summarizes the relevant literature of acupuncture combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of insomnia in recent years, and systematically summarizes the pathological mechanism of insomnia, the mechanism of acupuncture and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and clinical application, in order to provide a better guidance scheme for the clinical treatment of insomnia.

Zhentao Zhao, Junming An, Wanni Zhao, Yilin Gong. Clinical research progress of acupuncture combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic therapy in the treatment of primary insomnia. Frontiers in Medical Science Research (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 6: 126-132. https://doi.org/10.25236/FMSR.2023.050620.

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