| Objective:To compare the clinical curative effect of Sun s abdominal acupuncture combined with elctroacupuncture and routine acupuncture therapy in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome(stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency type),to provide a better solution for the treatment of this disease.Methods:60 cases of patients met the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups,30 in each group.The treatment group was treated with Sun s abdominal acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture therapy,the control group was treated with routine acupuncture therapy.Rested one day after continuous six-day treatment.Defined one week as a course of treatment.A total of four courses of treatment were applied.Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Score Scale(TCMSSS)of Stagnation of Liver Qi and Spleen Deficiency,Fatigue Scale-14(FS-14),Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PS QI),Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),S elf-rating Depression Scale(SDS)was completed 2 weeks and 4 weeks after the research began to evaluate the efficacy of both methods.Results:1.TCMSSS score:Before treatment,there was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05),indicating they were comparable.After treatment,the scores of both groups decreased significantly compared with that before treatment(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the scores between the two groups after 2 weeks(P>0.05),but there was significant difference between the treatment group and the control group after 4 weeks(P<0.05).2.FS-14 score:There was no significant difference in FS-14 score between the two groups before treatment(P>0.05).After treatment,the scores of both groups were lower than before,and there was significant difference compared with that before treatment(P<0.05).Two weeks later,there was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05).And four weeks after treatment,it showed significant difference(P<0.05).3.PSQI score:Before treatment,there was no significant difference in PSQI score between the two groups(P>0.05).After treatment,the scores of both groups were lower than before,and the difference was statistically significant compared with that before treatment(P<0.05).Two weeks after treatment,there was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05).Four weeks after treatment,there was significant difference(P<0.05).4.SAS scores:Before treatment,there was no significant difference in SAS scores between the two groups(P>0.05),and there was comparability.After treatment,the scores of both groups decreased,and the difference was statistically significant compared with that before treatment(P<0.05).Two weeks after treatment,there was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05).Four weeks after treatment,there was significant difference in S AS score between the two groups(P<0.05).5.SDS scores:Before treatment,there was no significant difference in SDS scores between the two groups(P>0.05),and there was comparability.After treatment,the scores of both groups decreased,and the difference was statistically significant compared with that before treatment(P<0.05).Two weeks after treatment,there was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05).Four weeks after treatment,there was no significant difference in SDS score between the two groups(P>0.05).6.Total effective rate:86.67%in the treatment group and 70.00%in the control group.The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant(P>0.05).The rate of remarkable effective cases was 36.6%in the treatment group and 10.00%in the control group,the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:1.Both therapies can lessen the symptoms of liver depression and spleen deficiency,somatic and mental fatigue,sleep quality,anxiety and depression in CFS patients(stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency type).The therapeutic effect is similar in 2 weeks.After 4-week treatment,Sun s abdominal acupuncture combined with elec tro acupuncture are superior to conventional acupuncture therapy in improving the symptoms of liver depression and spleen deficiency,somatic and brain fatigue,sleep quality and anxiety,and similar to conventional acupuncture therapy in relieving depressive symptoms.2.The total effective rates of the two therapies are similar,but Sun s abdominal acupuncture combined with elec tro acupuncture has more advantages in the part of remarkable effective cases.3.Sun s abdominal acupuncture combined with electro acupuncture could significantly improve the fatigue,sleep disorders,anxiety and other symptoms in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome(stagnation of liver qi and spleen deficiency type).And its curative effect is superior to routine acupuncture therapy.Therefore,it is worthy of promotion. |
