When the fatigue syndrome makes the body sick

When tiredness makes the body sick: new treatment opportunities thanks to Traditional Chinese Medicine

21/09/2011

Constant fatigue even without special effort - patients with chronic fatigue syndrome often already weaken the morning shower so much that they only sleep for the rest of the day. Weak attacks often characterize the daily routines of those affected, and some also report concomitant symptoms such as palpitations, sweating or neck, head and body aches. Instead of starting on the basis of individual symptoms, Chinese medicine investigates causes holistically and shows those affected ways to sustainably improve their quality of life.

TCM experts see this „mid organ“ of the body, the abdomen, as the starting point for the constant exhaustion. „From the point of view of Chinese medicine, the stomach processes not only food but also feelings and social challenges. In patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, he is overwhelmed in his sorting function“, explains Dr. Christian Schmincke, TCM expert and head of the clinic at the Steigerwald. In order to get to the bottom of further disturbances in the body and find out exactly where the energy flow is faltering, physicians register in detailed conversations even such small, often unconscious signals of the patients as speech, posture and facial expressions. „Combined with results from Western ECG or laboratory examinations as well as Chinese methods of pulse and tongue diagnostics, individual treatment plans can be derived“, supplements Dr. Schmincke. The combination of internal procedures and external therapies positively influences the harmony disorder in the body of the affected person and shows them ways for a permanently improved energy flow. An important pillar is the Chinese drug therapy.

Individually compiled herbs support the success of the treatment, by distributing a decoctioned broth throughout the day to patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Doctors monitor their effects and adjust the formula individually during the treatment. Acupuncture helps support the stimulation of the body's own energy pathways. Other external therapies such as Qi Gong and Tunia massages additionally strengthen the organism. In addition, a vegetarian diet supports recovery. The methods of traditional Chinese medicine then automatically lead to a change of lifestyle in patients, because they provide those affected with new perspectives and show ways to sustainably improve the feeling of exhaustion. According to a recent study by the Klinik am Steigerwald, more than 70 percent of patients with fatigue and exhaustion will still benefit from inpatient treatment with Chinese medicine two years after their discharge from the clinic. (Pm)

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