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Acupuncture and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a debilitating medical condition. The cause or causes of this disease have not been identified and no specific diagnostic tests are available. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says that this condition is diagnosed only after all other possibilities have been ruled out and must satisfy the following two criteria: · Have severe chronic fatigue for 6 months or longer with other known medical conditions omitted by clinical diagnosis. · At the same time have four or more of the following symptoms: substantial impairment in short-term memory or concentration; sore throat; tender lymph nodes; muscle pain; multi-joint pain without swelling or redness; headaches; feeling tired even after undisturbed hours of sleep; and post-exertional fatigue lasting more than 24 hours Traditional Chinese medicine views chronic fatigue very differently from Western medicine. The condition is a breakdown of the immune system as a result of toxicity in the body caused by one of four likely conditions: latent heat, damp heat, blood deficiency or qi deficiency. Latent Heat: After a serious bout of flu or other viral attack, the body is able to conquer the attack, but the heat (the real source of the flu) is not overcome, and goes into hiding for months and even years. Damp Heat: Dampness that sits around and stagnates will generate heat. This is a poison in the body. Characteristics include yellow discharge, infections, acne, excessive ear wax and inflammation. Blood Deficiency: Qi moves the blood and blood is the material from which qi is made. In this context, when there is a blood deficiency, it is complicated by qi deficiency. Qi Deficiency: Latent heat can lead to qi deficiency although some people are born with inadequate qi. The World Health Organization lists Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as one of the 40 disorders responding favorably to acupuncture. Acupuncture offers a natural and alternative treatment for this disorder, which has baffled western doctors for years. By stimulating the acupuncture points, the root of the problem is being treated, for example damp heat. The appropriate organ systems are stimulated to create more qi and blood in the body, as well as to address specific symptoms. Lifestyle changes such as changes in diet or taking up the practice of meditation, yoga or qi gong, can assist the chronic fatigue syndrome patient to overcome the qi or blood deficiency or other condition that has caused his or her symptoms.

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