Observation Of Clinical Effect Of The Viscera Moxibustion On Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Objective: To observe the improvement of fatigue symptom in patients with CFS.To probe into the feasibility of the viscera moxibustion tre-atment of CFS.In order to provide reference for clinical application.Method: 72 patients who were enrolled in the standard of CFS from affiliated hospital of Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine University were divided into two groups randomly with 36 cases in each group with the method of random number table.The viscera moxibustion group was treated with moxibustion,once a week;Acupuncture group received acupuncture treatment,three times a week.4 weeks was one course of treatment with both groups.There were two courses of treatment,and the treatment effect was evaluated after each course of treatment.Taking the clinic recognized amount of fatigue as the observation target,recorded the FS-14 scores before treatment,after one course of treatment and after two courses of treatment.Observed the changes of body fatigue integral,mental fatigue integral and total integral.Results: After statistical analysis,there was no significant difference between the two groups of patients,such as age,gender,and course of disease(P>0.05).There was comparability between the two groups.The total effective rate of the viscera moxibustion group was 96.67%,and the total effective rate of acupuncture group was 83.33%.The viscera moxibustion group was significantly superior to the acupuncture group(P<0.05).Analysis of the FS-14 showed that the scores of the two groups of patients after the treatment declined,and there was statistical significance(P<0.05).There was a significant difference between the two groups(P<0.05).Conclusion: Viscera moxibustion and conventional acupuncture both have curative effect on the treatment of CFS,and the body fatigue and mental fatigue of patients have varying degree of relief.The clinical effect of the viscera moxibustion is obviously superior to that of conventional acupuncture.The viscera moxibustion is comfortable and painless.The compliance is better in clinical practice.It is more acceptable to patients.