Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is far more than just being
tired. It is a frustrating, complicated disorder characterized by extreme
fatigue than may worsen by physical and mental activity and does not improve
with rest. Those affected with CFS can get so run down that it interferes with
the ability to function in day to day activities with some becoming severely
disabled and bedridden. In addition to extreme fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome
encompasses a wide range of other symptoms, including but not limited to,
headaches, flu like symptoms and chronic pain.
If you suffer from CFS, Oriental
Medicine can help relieve many of your symptoms. Exceptional for relieving
aches and pains, acupuncture and Oriental medicine treatments can help you
avoid getting sick as often, and recover more quickly, as well as improve your
vitality and stamina.
Research on Chronic
Fatigue and Acupuncture
A study in China evaluated
cupping as a treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. All of the study patients
complained of fatigue and some had additional problems with headaches,
insomnia, muscle-joint pains, backaches and pains, poor memory,
gastrointestinal disturbances, and bitter taste in their mouth, among others.
Patients ranging in age from 28-54 received sliding cupping treatments twice a
week for a total of 12 treatments. The results showed there was a vast
improvement in fatigue levels, insomnia, poor memory, spontaneous sweating,
sore throat, profuse dreams, poor intake, abdominal distention, diarrhea, and
alternating constipation and diarrhea.
In
another study conducted at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou
University of TCM in Guangzhou China, subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome
were evenly divided by random selection into an acupuncture group and a control
group. The observation group was treated with acupuncture and control group was
treated with an injection. Participants completed a fatigue scale and results
showed
that
people who received Acupuncture reported
significantly more relief from their symptoms. A similar study conducted in
Hong Kong gave half of the group conventional needle acupuncture and half (the
control group) sham acupuncture. Again, using a fatigue scale, improvements in
physical and mental fatigue were significantly bigger in the acupuncture group
and no adverse events occurred.
Most significantly, 28 papers
were statistically reviewed through a meta-analysis in order to assess the
success of acupuncture as a therapy for CFS. The results showed that treatment
groups receiving acupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome had superior results
when compared with control groups. Rightly, they concluded that acupuncture
therapy is effective for chronic fatigue syndrome and that it does merit
additional research.
If you are struggling
from chronic fatigue syndrome call today to see how acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine can be incorporated into your treatment plan.
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