Effect of intradermal needle at five-zang Back-Shu points on treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome  

作　　者：Shi-Meng Li Jie Wang Lu-Fan Xu Xian-Cheng Zheng Zhi-Yuan Hui Jun Wang 

机构地区：[1]Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing 100029,China [2]Department of Acupuncture,Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine,Beijing 100700,China

出　　处：《Journal of Hainan Medical University》2022年第1期30-35,共6页海南医学院学报（英文版）

基　　金：Xin'ao Award Funded Project of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(No.2018-XAJLJJ-015)。

摘　　要：Objective:To observe the effect of intradermal needle therapy on back-shu points of five zang organs in treating chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS)and provide evidence for the usage of unilateral back-shu point.Methods:Patients were randomly divided into bilateral back-shu point group,unilateral back-shu point group and non-acupoint group,remove shedding cases,each group remaining 30 patients.In bilateral back-shu point group,both sides of back-shu points of five zang organs were selected.In unilateral back-shu point group,only one side was selected,left or right alternately.The location where non-acupoint group inserted by intradermal needles were outward from the back-shu points,left or right alternately.Fatigue Scale-14(FS-14)was used to evaluate the fatigue level and the scores’improvement of physical fatigue and mental fatigue revealed the therapeutic effect on body constituents and spirits of CFS patient.Results:After the 8-week intradermal needle therapy,the total effective rate was 83.33%in the bilateral back-shu point group,which was 76.67%in the unilateral back-shu point group and 50.00%in the non-acupoint group.The curative effects of the two groups whose back-shu points of five zang organs were inserted by intradermal needles were better than the non-acupoint group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in clinical efficacy between the bilateral back-shu point group and the unilateral back-shu point group(P>0.05).There were statistical differences in FS-14 questionnaires including total,physical and mental scores between before and after the treatment in both the two back-shu point groups(P<0.05).Only the scores of total and physical fatigue in decreased in non-acupoint group(P<0.05),which means it couldn’t help to alleviate mental fatigue statistically(P>0.05).Conclusions:(1)The intradermal needle therapy on back-shu points of five zang organs for CFS has a satisfying clinical efficacy in curing tiredness.It can help to reduce both physical and mental fatigue for the patients.Hence,it can regulat

关 键 词：Back-Shu point Chronic fatigue syndrome Intradermal needle Simultaneous regulation on both body constituents and spirits Clinical trial 

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