CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME WITH DEEPLY PUNCTURED ELONGATED NEEDLE COMBINED WITH COMPREHENSIVE NURSING

摘要

Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of deep puncture of Zusanli (足三里ST 36) and Qihai (气海CV 6) with elongated needle combined with comprehensive nursing in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) so as to provide new way and effective method for CFS. Methods: A total of 100 cases of CFS patients were evenly randomized into treatment group and control group which were treated with elongated needle puncture of ST 36 and CV 6 plus nursing and oral administration of Shiquan Dabu Tang (十全大补汤Decoction of Ten Powerful Tonics) separately. Acupuncture and medication were given once daily, with 7 sessions being a therapeutic course, 4 courses altogether. Results: After 4 courses of treatment, of the two 50 cases in treatment and control groups, 4 (8.0%) and 2 (4.0%) were cured, 37 (74.0%) and 16 (32.0%) experienced marked improvement, 6 (12.0%) and 19 (38.0%) had improvement, 3 (6.0%) and 13 (26.0%) failed, with the total effective rates being 94.0% (47/50) and 74.0% (37/50) respectively. The total effective rate and markedly effective rate of treatment group were significantly higher than those of control group (P<0.05, 0.01). Conclusion: Deep puncture of Zusanli (ST 36) and Qihai (CV 6) with elongated needle combined with comprehensive nursing has a definite therapeutic effect in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.