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Objective To observe effects of artemisia argyi moxibustion therapy Yizhichan (one finger Zen) on sleep, attention ability and TCM constitution of athletes suffering chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS);To study the safety intervention model of CFS athletes.Methods Fifty-three cases of CFS athletes were divided into control group of 26 cases and trial group of 27 cases through random single-blind method. The control group was treated with passive gimmick massage relaxation process on waist and limbs. Based on this basic treatment, the trial group was treated with application of artemisia argyi moxibustion therapy Yizhichan. After 3 treatment course, the changes of SCL-90 scale, letter cancellation test, Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale (PSQI), and TCM constitution were observed.Results After treatment, SCL-90 scale, other two factor scores, time of letter cancellation test, PSQI sleep quality, falling sleep time, sleep time, sleep disorder, daytime dysfunction project factor scores of PSQI, and the peaceful constitution had statistical significance between the two groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Specific artemisia argyi moxibustion therapy Yizhichan and fumigation can safely and effectively treat athletes with CFS on physical health, attention level and sleep quality, which is beneficial for the exploration of traditional moxibustion methods.
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Objective To study the effects of Yizhichan moxibustion on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) athletes.Methods 143 patients of CFS were blind randomly devided into3 groups, which were moxibustion of Yizhichan (56 cases) group, general moxibustion group (42 cases), and normal group (45 cases).The normal group was treated by passive massage for relaxation, the moxibustion of Yizhichan group was treated by specific acupoints application of moxibustion of Yizhichan in addition to passive massage;and the general moxibustion groupwas treated by general moxibustion in addition to passive massage.All sample were treated once a day for 6 days in a week.3 weeks was a period of treatment, and the total time of treatment was 15 weeks.Results After treatment, the sleep quality (1.73 ± 0.73, 1.54 ± 0.85 vs.0.83 ± 0.52, F=14.130), time for sleep (1.57 ± 0.60, 1.35 ± 0.60 vs.1.03 ± 0.54, F=5.386), sleep time (1.78 ± 0.71, 1.77 ± 0.61 vs.0.67 ± 0.65, F=19.811), daytime dysfunction (0.78 ± 0.83, 1.64 ± 0.83 vs.1.03 ± 0.83, F=4.798) in the control group, moxibustion of Yizhichan group and a general moxibustion group were statistically significant(P＜0.05).The total effective rate of the moxibustion of Yizhichan group was better than the control group and the general moxibustion group (83.8％, 42.2％ vs.63.6％;x2=13.973, P=0.001).Conclusion Specific acupoints moxibustion of Yizhichan is a beneficial exploration of moxibustion methods of traditional Chinese medicine, and can improve CFS athletes level of physical health, attention and sleep quality.