Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterised by prolonged fatigue associated with a wide range of accompanying symptoms. The clinical manifestation of CFS includes fatigue, difficulty concentrating, headaches, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, muscle aches, joint aches, fever, difficulty sleeping, psychiatric problems (such as depression), allergies, abdominal cramps, weight loss or gain, rash, rapid pulse, chest pain, and night sweats.

For thousands of years, Chinese medicine practitioners have believed that blockages in the body's "life energy" — Qi — are responsible for illness and disease. Acupuncture treatments seek to restore the natural flow of chi and return the body to harmony.

In Chinese medicine a typical diagnosis for chronic fatigue syndrome would involve kidney-adrenal exhaustion, spleen-stomach digestion deficiency, liver stagnation and blockage, and then a disturbed spirit. An over taxation of one's vital energy resources. Treatment with Chinese medicine would involve trying to resolve those issues.

After your body is balanced, good sleep, nutrition and gentle exercise will also be introduced according to the patient's ability to handle and maintain this. Happiness is also very important to help maintain the balance and not deplete vital energy.