Acupuncture As an Effective Remedy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (EFS)

Chronic fatigue syndrome or CFS is one of the health conditions that lasts for a long time, even if the patient rests in bed or lays down for several days. Symptoms may recur from time to time, but there is no obvious sign of recovery unless the appropriate medication is prescribed for the patient. Although there are no traditional drugs that provide lasting relief for CFS, more patients are using acupuncture and other traditional oriental drugs to relieve symptoms more quickly and effectively.

Signs and symptoms of CFS

CFS patients show most or all of the following symptoms:

• Suddenly exhausted due to fever and flu
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• Low fever [100.4 °F] and shiver
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• sore throat
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• neck or axillary lymphadenopathy
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• Muscle and joint pain, no swelling
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•headache
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•hard to fall asleep
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• Poor memory, unable to concentrate and remember
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• mood swings

The reason for CFS

The immune system's response to the virus is the most common cause of CFS. People with CFS also have a risk of developing a flu-like illness that does not easily disappear or recur from time to time. It also impairs appetite and makes the patient's eating habits poor. Similarly, depression has a large effect on the length and strength of CFS.

The benefits of acupuncture treatment of CFS

The most notable benefits of acupuncture for CFS include:

•Relieve pain
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• Better sleep
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• Relaxation
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• Enhance the immune system
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• Better overall health

According to a 2008 study, CFS patients who received 20 acupuncture treatments showed significant signs of improvement over a three-month period. However, after two years without acupuncture, these patients showed signs of susceptibility to CFS, which required additional acupuncture treatment.

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