One of the most common pathologies of our time is the chronic fatigue syndrome, the first and main symptom of which is overall, pronounced, unmotivated weakness, not passing after a long holiday, which eliminates a person for a long period of active life.First, in 1860, into a single syndrome of "neurasthenia" were united a variety of symptoms and ailments.In 1988, American scientists chronic fatigue syndrome has been isolated as an independent disease.The reason for this was the sudden sharp increase in the number of patients who complained of constant fatigue.Besides fatigue accompanied by a number of psychological and somatic symptoms.Outbreaks of the disease occurred in Nevada (1984), Florida (1956) and California (1934), and they were not confined to any socio-demographic or geographic groups.
For a long time the name of the treatment of the disease was totally debatable, and named it differently: postvirusnoy syndrome or fatigue immune dysfunction, miological encephalomyelitis.Decided to allocate the basic signs of chronic fatigue:
- Exhausting weakness, arises suddenly.
- Progressive prolonged fatigue, did not disappear even after sleeping or resting.
- decreased performance.
- absence of any disease and obvious reason that can cause fatigue.
also emit small signs of fatigue:
- Long progressive fatigue, most clearly manifested after any previously easily tolerated, exercise.
- Low-temperature fever, and headache.
- Soreness in the lymph nodes.
- pain in certain muscles, migrating joint pain, muscle weakness.
- sleep disorders as insomnia or sleepiness.
- neuropsychiatric disorders: forgetfulness, disorders of the organs, irritability, indecisiveness, decreased ability to concentrate and mental activity.
These symptoms appear gradually, in most cases, it all starts with the state, which resembles the common cold - fever, pain is felt in the throat, lymph nodes are increased, there is a headache.Then, in the next few days, and sometimes hours, joins muscle weakness, tenderness of certain muscles, joint pain, fatigue.
believed that the most susceptible to this disease people aged 26-45 years, especially women, though perhaps ill teenager, and a child of kindergarten age.The duration of the disease varies, some patients recover enough for a few months, and the other for that will take several years.Quite often, chronic fatigue syndrome is cyclical, with periods of exacerbation and alternate periods of remission.
If you often feel an inexplicable without passing fatigue after rest, along with those observed in a number of other signs of the disease, in any case, do not start self-treatment.Refer to a neurologist, neuropsychiatrist, or immunologist, who will tell you how to cure chronic fatigue.Common efficient and rapid means of this disease is not, as there is no exact reason for its occurrence.Treatment of this insidious disease of modern times as chronic fatigue syndrome should be a range of activities, including: a normalization mode of exercise and rest, vitamin therapy, active methods of normalization of emotional and psychological background, daily two-hour walks.Also need a course of physical therapy, autogenous training and massage.It is enough to have a high efficiency of oxygen cocktails, baths and circular shower.Normalize circulation of vital energy, reduce pain, restore the normal functioning of internal organs will use acupuncture.
