The thoughts and methods for clinical research on acupuncture treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome
Yao, R.
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 27(3): 163-165
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0255-2922 PMID: 17955647 Document Number: 611789
The general situation of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and the criteria for its diagnosis are discussed, and it is put forward that making qi and blood of the zang-fu organs balanced is the key to acupuncture treatment of the disease. Such aspects as case selection, point selection and therapeutic assessment are also discussed in the present paper.
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