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Article: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), acupuncture & its related modalities.(Acupuncture and Moxibustion)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- August 1, 2005
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Keywords: Chinese medicine, acupuncture, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), seven star needling, cupping, electro-acupuncture
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) refers to long-standing severe fatigue without substantial muscle weakness and without proven psychological or physical causes. This condition is also known as chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome (CFIDS). The prevalence of this condition is estimated to be somewhere between seven and 38 cases per 100,000, and women are 1.3-1.7 times more susceptible to it than men. Although chronic viral infection has been proposed as the etiology of this condition, this remains somewhat controversial. ...