Review Review of the Research Progress and Future Prospects of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 2025 Yang et al

[Andy]

Abstract

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is an unexplained, persistent, or recurring fatigue accompanied by physical and cognitive decline that cannot be relieved, lasting for a duration of more than 6 months. This article provides a systematic review of the background of CFS, the application of acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine for fatigue symptoms, the early application and effectiveness assessment of acupuncture in CFS treatment, analysis of acupuncture’s relief effect on the main symptoms of CFS, assessment of acupuncture’s improvement effect on the quality of life of CFS patients, comparative studies between acupuncture and conventional treatment methods, mechanism research on acupuncture treatment for CFS, the position and role of acupuncture in multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment, as well as challenges and limitations in acupuncture treatment for CFS. The aim is to provide scientific evidence for the clinical treatment of acupuncture.

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[Utsikt]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is an unexplained, persistent, or recurring fatigue accompanied by physical and cognitive decline that cannot be relieved, lasting for a duration of more than 6 months.

They obviously do not know what they are talking about.

The aim is to provide scientific evidence for the clinical treatment of acupuncture.

It’s helpful that they say the quiet part out loud.

 

[rvallee]

It’s helpful that they say the quiet part out loud.

The psychobehavioralists paved the way to this. So many trials and reviews either open or conclude explicitly, even out of small experimental pilot trials, that the aim, and recommendation, is to provide the evidence to put it into practice ASAP. Sometimes it's even in the funding proposition so no one can claim they don't understand the dynamic.

And the door opened to this practice by the likes of Wessely and his acolytes asserting the efficacy of their approach, which they no doubt used clinically themselves, before a single study or trial happened. They just said it, and it happened. There's another story about this. Can't remember which one...

They don't need to bother with evidence, this is evidence-based medicine after all. They just do it, and it's evidence that it's being used, and therefore must be used. It's so easy!

 

[wigglethemouse]

I took two separate treatment courses of Acupuncture by certified practitioners a little before becoming severe. One had trained in China and been doing it for decades. Did nothing for me except perhaps relax me a little and make me light headed.I still ended up becoming severe.

Actually, the relaxing bit may have been the thought of tea and scone afterwards at a nearby coffee shop as a self reward for doing it. Such a nice scone!

 

[Trish]

I tried acupuncture once. The insertion of the first needle in my back was excruciatingly painful and the acupuncturist refused to insert any more and gave me my money back.

 

[Hutan]

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