Seattle Acupuncture Associates

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS is a debilitating chronic not well understood syndrome. It consists of a constellation of symptoms from debilitating fatigue, myalgias, arthralgias and sleep disturbance to Migraine activity, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), cognitive dysfunction and exercise intolerance. 70% of the people diagnosed with this syndrome also meet the criterion for Fibromyalgia Syndrome or FMS a myofascial pain disorder. Acupuncture has been found in clinical studies to affect myalgias, arthralgias and fatigue most notably while having impact on the host of other symptoms associated with these conditions.