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Clinical Observation of 45 Cases of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treated with Acupuncture

Xin Chen

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Objective:To observe the clinical effecacy of Chinese acupuncture treatment on the chronic fatigue syndrome.Methods:Chinese acupuncture treatment was used for 4 weeks to treat 45 patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome and then their fatigue symptom degrees were assessed.Results:The patients' fatigue degrees were significantly decreased,with a total effectiveness rate of 93.3 %.Conclusion:Chinese acupuncture treatment can obviously relieve clinical symptoms of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome and this kind of treatment is an effective method of treating this kind of syndrome.

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Objective:To observe the clinical effecacy of Chinese acupuncture treatment on the chronic fatigue syndrome.Methods:Chinese acupuncture treatment was used for 4 weeks to treat 45 patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome and then their fatigue symptom degrees were assessed.Results:The patients' fatigue degrees were significantly decreased,with a total effectiveness rate of 93.3 %.Conclusion:Chinese acupuncture treatment can obviously relieve clinical symptoms of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome and this kind of treatment is an effective method of treating this kind of syndrome.

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Objective:To observe the clinical effecacy of Chinese acupuncture treatment on the chronic fatigue syndrome.Methods:Chinese acupuncture treatment was used for 4 weeks to treat 45 patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome and then their fatigue symptom degrees were assessed.Results:The patients' fatigue degrees were significantly decreased,with a total effectiveness rate of 93.3 %.Conclusion:Chinese acupuncture treatment can obviously relieve clinical symptoms of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome and this kind of treatment is an effective method of treating this kind of syndrome.

Key concepts: Chronic fatigue syndrome, Acupuncture, Medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine, Chronic fatigue, Physical therapy, Internal medicine, Alternative medicine

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