{"id":8576,"date":"2019-04-03T19:26:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T19:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=8576"},"modified":"2023-03-13T12:11:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T09:11:01","slug":"acupuncture-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/#People_suffering_from_Chronic_Fatigue_syndrome_experience\" >People suffering from Chronic Fatigue syndrome experience:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome\/#Acupuncture_for_the_Management_of_CFS\" >Acupuncture for the Management of CFS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an illness characterized by severe disabling fatigue lasting for at<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">least six months that worsens by minimal physical or mental exertion.\u00a0The medical etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome remains unclear. However, it has been suggested that psychological and social factors, viral loads, and immune system dysfunction may contribute to the condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"People_suffering_from_Chronic_Fatigue_syndrome_experience\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18pt;\">People suffering from Chronic Fatigue syndrome experience:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11425\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11425\" class=\"wp-image-11425 size-medium\" title=\"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CE%9A%CE%9F%CE%A5%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%97.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chronic Fatigue Syndrome<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">severe physical exhaustion with tremors,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">muscle pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">headaches,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">sleep Disorders,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">impaired memory and\/or ability to concentrate,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">reduced functionality,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">low energy levels.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">If a person succumbs to severe chronic fatigue syndrome, they may begin to live an unhealthy, sedentary lifestyle, which can lead to many health problems, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/weight-loss\/sleep-apnoea-lose-weight-with-the-help-of-acupuncture\/\">obesity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/heart-disease\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20353118\">heart disease<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">A growing body of research suggests that acupuncture may be able to alleviate some of its many symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Acupuncture_for_the_Management_of_CFS\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Acupuncture for the Management of CFS<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11423 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/longevity.ent_-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Acupuncture is the holistic therapeutic approach that comes to stimulate and strengthen the body. It enhances\u00a0health, well-being and balance in body and spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">It is an integrated healing system that enables the body to heal, by awakening the powers of self-healing that originates in every organism. The therapeutic technique of acupuncture for this syndrome is based on the painless placement of special, fine needles in specific points of the body to activate Qi energy, balancing the body&#8217;s functions. Thus, enhancing overall energy, well-being, good mood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><em>Kr\u00f6z M, Quittel F, Reif M, Zerm R, Pranga D, Bartsch C, Brinkhaus B, B\u00fcssing A, Gutenbrunner C; CRF study group. Four-year follow-up on fatigue and sleep quality of a three-armed partly randomized controlled study in breast cancer survivors with cancer-related fatigue. Sci Rep. 2023 Feb 15;13(1):2705. <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><em>Kim JE, Seo BK, Choi JB, Kim HJ, Kim TH, Lee MH et a<\/em>l. Acupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic chronic fatigue: a multicenter, nonblinded, randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Jul.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Acker H, Schmidt-Rathjens C, Acker T, Fandrey J, Ehleben W. Acupuncture-brain interactions as hypothesized by mood scale recordings. Med Hypotheses. 2015 Sep.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Wang YY, Li XX, Liu JP, Luo H, Ma LX, Alraek T. Traditional Chinese medicine for chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. 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