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[Clinical observation on effect of electro-acupuncture on back-shu points in treating chronic fatigue syndrome]
1The First Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou. ynlq@mail.china.com
Objective:
To explore the clinical efficacy of electro-acupuncture (EA) on 5-visceral Back-shu points in treating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
Methods:
Fourty patients with CFS were treated by EA on Back-shu points, the changes of scoring by Fatigue Assessment Instrument (FAI) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) were observed before and after treatment.
Results:
The scale of FAI and SCL-90 significantly decreased after EA (P < 0.01).
Conclusion:
EA on Back-shu points is one of the effective approaches for treatment of CFS.