2020 Herbal Formula Science
Gui Pi Tang may be beneficial for relieving and managing the general symptoms in CFS patients.
Acupuncture for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), is a long-term illness characterised by extreme fatigue or tiredness after physical or mental activities that doesn't go away with rest and can't be explained by an underlying medical condition.
Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome can vary from person to person, and the severity of symptoms can fluctuate from day to day.
What is our clinical experience?
Based on feedback collected from over 745 initial appointments for Chronic Fatigue & Thyroid Disorders, 87% of our surveyed patients reported improved quality of life after their first 5 appointments. See our detailed benchmarking statistics.
InitialConsults
745
AverageAppointments
5
ImprovedQuality of Life
87%
Refer Family &Friends
94%
What does the research say?
The following insights are obtained from systematic reviews and analysis of clinical trials investigating the efficacy of Chinese medicine and acupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome.
2020 Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
Xiao Yao San and its modifications were effective for the improvement of general symptoms and fatigue severity in chronic fatigue syndrome post-treatment.
2019 Acupuncture in Medicine
Acupuncture appeared to significantly reduce fatigue severity measured by Chalder's Fatigue Scale and the Fatigue Severity Scale compared with other types of control.
2017 PLOS One
Tai Chi could be an effective alternative and/or complementary approach to existing therapies for people with fatigue.
2017 BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Acupuncture and moxibustion were found to be more effective than Chinese herbal medicine, western medicine and placebo treatment (sham-acupuncture) in relieving symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Seek personalised healthcare and advice
Although well-conducted clinical research can help members of the public to make better-informed decisions about their healthcare, we cannot claim that any particular treatment may be effective for any individual person.
When you consult with our Chinese medicine practitioners, you’ll receive personalised advice and treatment based on your symptoms and Chinese medicine diagnosis.
Research papers
Browse our collection of scientific clinical research on acupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome.
It includes recent and reputable papers published by peer-reviewed journals within the last 10 years.
2020, May 31
Is Gwibitang and its modification beneficial for alleviating symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Herbal Formula Science
We found an evidence that Gwibitang could be beneficial for managing and alleviating main symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients.
Nam, Donghyun Full Article
2020, Jun 25
Effectiveness of Soyo-san (Xiaoyao-san) and its Modifications on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
We found that Soyo-san (Xiaoyao-san) and its modifications were effective for improvement of general symptoms and fatigue severity in CFS post-treatment.
Kim J, Song J, Nam D Full Article
2019, Jun 17
Acupuncture for chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Acupuncture in Medicine British Medical Acupuncture Society
The review indicated that acupuncture was more effective than sham acupuncture and other interventions.
Zhang Q, Gong J, Dong H, Xu S, Wang W, Huang G Full Article
2017, Apr 5
Does Tai Chi relieve fatigue? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
PLOS One Public Library of Science
The results suggest that Tai Chi could be an effective alternative and /or complementary approach to existing therapies for people with fatigue. However, the quality of the evidence was only moderate and may have the potential for bias. There is still absence of adverse events data to evaluate the safety of Tai Chi. Further multi-center RCTs with large sample sizes and high methodological quality, especially carefully blinded design, should be conducted in future research.
Yu Xiang, Liming Lu, Xiankun Chen, Zehuai Wen Full Article
2017, Mar 23
Acupuncture and moxibustion for chronic fatigue syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
In the treatment of CFS, CbAM and SAM may have better effect than other treatments. However, the included trials have relatively poor quality, hence high quality studies are needed to confirm our finding.
Wang T, Xu C, Pan K, Xiong H. Full Article
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