If you notice that you feel tired all the time and suddenly have little energy for your day to day, you may experience symptoms of CFS. The CFS is the name of a disorder characterized by debilitating fatigue and a variety of physical ailments, constitutional and associated neuropsychological.
What are the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome?
The main clinical manifestations of CFS include:
- fatigue;
- trouble concentrating, confusion, memory problems;
- Headaches;
- throat pain;
- tender or swollen lymph nodes;
- muscle pains;
- joint pains;
- fever;
- psychiatric problems (such as depression);
- allergies;
- abdominal cramps;
- weight gain or loss;
- eruption;
- rapid pulse;
- chest pain;
- night sweats;
- changes in appetite
All of these symptoms get worse with the slightest effort.
Diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome
To be diagnosed, you must experience at least 4 of these symptoms for at least six months or more, and the causes of these symptoms must remain uncertain according to Western medicine diagnoses.
Women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with CFS. Most CFS patients are generally between the ages of 25 and 45, although there are some cases seen in infancy and middle age.
The cause of this syndrome is unclear according to most Western physicians, often citing chronic stress, viruses, allergies, and hormonal imbalances as the cause.
How to treat chronic fatigue syndrome
Western approaches use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for headaches, pain relief, and fever sensations. Antihistamines or decongestants are used for allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, and non-sedating antidepressants for mood and sleep disorders. But these are mostly band-aid solutions to provide temporary relief. which definitely has its merits, but cannot address the root of the syndrome and produce lasting results.
The traditional Chinese medicine approach
The TCM approach looks at chronic fatigue syndrome from a slightly different angle. Rather than diagnosing through the lens of CFS, we rather look at the specific symptoms that the individual is experiencing and personalize treatment from there.
Each person with CFS will have slight variations in what they are experiencing, some with more heaviness and lethargy, while others have more inflammation or mood symptoms.
When we focus on symptoms, we look for patterns in the body. When we are able to rebalance and treat from that perspective, symptoms subside and people feel better. Long-term.
The great news for CFS is that Traditional Chinese Medicine, which includes herbs, acupuncture, and lifestyle, has been shown to be highly effective in treating chronic fatigue syndrome.
Researchers from the Shenzhen Hospital of Chinese Medicine found acupuncture to be a safe and effective treatment for the relief of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The results were based on both how the individual felt (subjective documentation) and objective measurements, which included measurements of IgA and IgG blood levels (which are a means of measuring immunoglobulins or antibodies in the blood, our way of fighting the immune system antigens or foreign bodies).
The results showed a 90% total effective rate and a 50% total recovery rate in the use of acupuncture for CFS. Thus demonstrating a definite therapeutic effect on CFS and the improvement of the immune system function in CFS patients.
How Traditional Chinese Medicine Works
There is a saying in this medicine:
“Many diseases, one pattern – one pattern, many diseases”
What this means is that we look for the combination of symptoms that someone is presenting and then we seek to bring balance back to the body (through diet, lifestyle, herbal medicine, and acupuncture). When we can eliminate the things that make things worse (food, behavior patterns, internal conditions) and use herbs and acupuncture to rebalance, the symptoms subside and disappear.
The key is to recognize and understand the various symptoms and patterns to which they belong and then treat from there. Each person will be a little unique and it is that modification of the way we treat the place where power lies. Treat the pattern, not the name of the disease.
So, let's look a little deeper at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
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