Clinical Research On Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Of Damp-Heat Syndrome Treated With Acupuncture Plus Balance-Cupping Therapy

Object iveTo investigate the clinical curative effect of damp-heat syndrome of chronic fatigue syndrome with balance-cupping treatment, to provide the theory basis and reference for chronic fatigue syndrome treated in clinical.MethodsIn the study,105patients who were suit of the damp-heat syndrome for chronic fatigue syndrome were divided into three groups randomly:A group received balance-cupping treatment, B group received acupuncture treatment and C group received balance-cupping treatment combined with acupuncture treatment. To assess the fatigue feature and the fatigue level and to compare the change of scale score before and after treatment for the three groups with fatigue scale (FS-14) and fatigue assessment instrument (FAI).ResultsThe total effective rate for balance-cupping group is94%, acupuncture group is90%and balance-cupping combined with acupuncture group is93%, there was no significant difference between the three groups (P>0.05). Comparing the total score, we found that balance-cupping combined with acupuncture group is better than the other two groups (P<0.05). Evaluated with "FS-14total score", fatigue is to ease after treatment for all the three groups, effect for balance-cupping combined with acupuncture group is more obvious than the other two groups, there is no difference between balance-cupping group and acupuncture group (P>0.05). Evaluated with "body fatigue", we can find that the body fatigue is relaxed in different degrees for three groups after treatment, the best is balance-cupping combined with acupuncture group, there is significant difference between balance-cupping combined with acupuncture group and acupuncture group (P<0.05), there is no difference between balance-cupping combined with acupuncture group and balance-cupping group (P>0.05), also between balance-cupping and acupuncture group (P>0.05). Evaluated with "mental fatigue", mental fatigue has different degrees of improvement, the best is balance-cupping combined with acupuncture group, there is significant difference from balance-cupping group (P<0.05), while there is no significant difference from acupuncture group (P>0.05), also between balance-cupping group and acupuncture group (P>0.05).ConelusionBoth of balance cupping treatment and acupuncture are effect in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome, the combined treatment is better than a single treatment for symptoms improve overall of chronic fatigue syndrome. There is no difference between the two single treatment on the overall improvement of symptoms, but for mental fatigue improvement the acupuncture treatment is better than balance cupping group, while for the fatigue of the body balance cupping group is better.