title: [Clinical observation on electroacupuncture for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture at Back-shu acupoints of five zang-organs on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty cases of CFS were treated with electroacupuncture at main acupoints Back-shu, and Fatigue Assessment Instrument (FAI) and Mental State Self-rating Scale (SCL-90) were used for assessment of therapeutic effect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After electroacupuncture treatment, clinical symptoms improved. The cumulative scores of FAI decreased from 148.36 +/- 26.53 before treatment to 98.63 +/- 28.36 after treatment (P < 0.01). And the scores of somatization, depression, anxiety and interpersonal relationship in SCL-90 reduced significantly (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electroacupuncture has a definite therapeutic effect on chronic fatigue syndrome.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangdong 510405, China. zxxjxl@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jia-Xuan
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D001007:Anxiety; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans