Effect of TCM five-tone therapy on chronic fatigue syndrome

VernacularTitle:中医五音疗法在慢性疲劳综合征患者中的应用
Author: Yujuan WU ; Shenghui ZHENG ; Jieqian WU ; Yuanchun JIA ; Rong XI ; Qiuxia HU ; Jian JIANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: fatigue syndrome; fatigue; emotion; pain; therapy in tune
From: Modern Clinical Nursing 2013;(12):40-42,43
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the effect of TCM five-tone therapy on chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS).Methods Fifty nine CFS patients were divided into the treatment group(n=30)and the control group(n=29),which received TCM five-tone therapy and common music therapy,respectively for 3 months.Both groups were assessed with fatigue Scale-14,depression status inventory and visual analogue scale.Result After treatment,the treatment group was scored lower than the control group in FS-14,DSI and VAS(all P<0.05).Conclusion TCM five-tone therapy may be more effective in decreasing the CFS patients with fatigue and depression and alleviating their pain symptoms.