| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 第9-10页 |
| BRIEF SELF INTRODUCTION | 第10-11页 |
| ENGLISH ABSTRACT | 第11页 |
| CHINESE ABSTRACT | 第12-13页 |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 第13-23页 |
| PART Ⅰ. OBJECTIVE,SIGNIFICANCE AND CURRENT RESEARCHES | 第23-41页 |
| 1.1 Objectives | 第23页 |
| 1.2 Significance | 第23页 |
| 1.3 Current research on CFS and analysis of main results from recent publications | 第23-41页 |
| 1.3.1 From the perspective of Western medicine | 第24-26页 |
| 1.3.1.1 Etiology and pathogenesis | 第24-25页 |
| 1.3.1.2 Treatment | 第25-26页 |
| 1.3.2 From the perspective of Chinese medicine | 第26-38页 |
| 1.3.2.1 Etiology and pathogenesis | 第26-28页 |
| 1.3.2.2 Treatment | 第28-38页 |
| 1.3.2.2.1 Acupuncture | 第28-33页 |
| 1.3.2.2.2 Moxibustion | 第33-34页 |
| 1.3.2.2.3 Cupping method | 第34页 |
| 1.3.2.2.4 Cupping with corrbined acupuncture | 第34-36页 |
| 1.3.2.2.5 Trigger points-v-Ashi points | 第36-38页 |
| 1.3.3 Conclusion | 第38-41页 |
| PART Ⅱ.PRESENTATION OF THE RESEARCH PROCEDURE | 第41-57页 |
| 2.1 Main sources of cases | 第41-42页 |
| 2.2 Diagnostic criteria | 第42-43页 |
| 2.3 Framework for the clinical observation | 第43-48页 |
| 2.3.1 Analysis of the body constitution classification | 第44-45页 |
| 2.3.2 Analysis of the type of fatigue of the patients | 第45-46页 |
| 2.3.3 Analysis of the spine of the patients | 第46-48页 |
| 2.3.4 Statistical tool | 第48页 |
| 2.4 Standard of operation for cupping | 第48-57页 |
| 2.4.1 Preliminaries | 第48-49页 |
| 2.4.2 Precautions | 第49页 |
| 2.4.3 Agent selection for moving cupping | 第49页 |
| 2.4.4 Moving cupping methods | 第49-57页 |
| 2.4.4.1 Basic approach | 第49-51页 |
| 2.4.4.2 Moving cupping on special parts of the body | 第51-54页 |
| 2.4.4.3 Supplementing and reducing method through moving cupping | 第54-55页 |
| 2.4.4.4 Cup retention | 第55页 |
| 2.4.4.5 Contraindications | 第55-57页 |
| FART Ⅲ. RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH | 第57-142页 |
| 3.1 Presentation of the profile of the sample of patients-Pre-treatment phase | 第57-78页 |
| 3.1.1 Age and sex of patients | 第57-58页 |
| 3.1.2 Diagnostic Criteria-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 第58-60页 |
| 3.1.3 Analysis of the Body Constitution Classification (BCC) | 第60-71页 |
| 3.1.3.1 Analysis of the BCC based on the average score calculated on the basis of all patients | 第60-63页 |
| 3.1.3.2 Analysis of the BCC regarding the average score per patient concerned by the body constitutiontype | 第63-65页 |
| 3.1.3.3 Analysis of the syptoms, connected to the Body Constitution Classification | 第65-71页 |
| 3.1.3.4 Conclusion regarding the symptoms of BCC | 第71页 |
| 3.1.4 Analysis of the fatigue self-assessment scale (FSAS) | 第71-76页 |
| 3.1.4.1 Analysis of the average scores of the Fatigue Self-Assessment scale | 第71-73页 |
| 3.1.4.2 Analysis of the symptoms,connected to the Fatigue Self-Assessment Scale | 第73-75页 |
| 3.1.4.3 Conclusion regarding the symptoms of FSAS | 第75-76页 |
| 3.1.5 Analysis of the spine and the vertebrae-Group 2 | 第76-78页 |
| 3.2 General analysis of the results-comparison between pre-treatment and post-treatment phasesfor each group-cross comparison between two Groups | 第78-135页 |
| 3.2.1 Analysis of the Diagnostic Criteria-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 第78-85页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Analysis for Group 1 | 第78-81页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Anlysis for Group 2 | 第81-83页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Cross comparison between Group 1 and Group 2 | 第83-85页 |
| 3.2.2 Analysis of the Body Constitution Classification (BCC) | 第85-93页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Analysis for Group 1 | 第85-88页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Analysis for Group 2 | 第88-91页 |
| 3.2.2.3 Cross comparison between Group 1 and Group 2 | 第91-93页 |
| 3.2.3 Cross analysis of the symptoms linked to the Body Constitution Classification (BCC) | 第93-111页 |
| 3.2.3.1 Mild type | 第93-95页 |
| 3.2.3.2 Qi deficiency type | 第95-97页 |
| 3.2.3.3 Yang deficiency type | 第97-99页 |
| 3.2.3.4 Yin deficiency type | 第99-101页 |
| 3.2.3.5 Phiegm Dampness type | 第101-103页 |
| 3.2.3.6 Damp Heat type | 第103-105页 |
| 3.2.3.7 Blood Stasis type | 第105-107页 |
| 3.2.3.8 Qi stagnation type | 第107-109页 |
| 3.2.3.9 Special Endowment type | 第109-111页 |
| 3.2.4 Analysis of the Fatigue Self Assessment Scale (FSAS) | 第111-119页 |
| 3.2.4.1 Analysis for Group 1 | 第111-113页 |
| 3.2.4.2 Analysis for Group 2 | 第113-115页 |
| 3.2.4.3 Cross comparison between Group 1 and Group 2 | 第115-119页 |
| 3.2.5 Cross analysis of the symptoms linked to the Fatigue Self-Assessment Scale (FSAS) | 第119-123页 |
| 3.2.6 Statistical analysis of the spine and the vertebrae-Group 2 | 第123-133页 |
| 3.2.6.1 Analysis of Tendemess/Pain situation between pre and post treatment | 第125-127页 |
| 3.2.6.2 Analysis fo Hardness/Tightness of muscles along the spine between pre and post treatment | 第127-129页 |
| 3.2.6.3 Analysis of swelling situation teen pre and post treatment | 第129-131页 |
| 3.2.6.4 Conclusion | 第131-133页 |
| 3.2.7 Qualitative analysis of the spine and the vertebrae-Group 2 | 第133-135页 |
| 3.3 Case studies | 第135-142页 |
| 3.3.1 Introduction | 第135页 |
| 3.3.2 Analysis of cases | 第135-141页 |
| 3.3.2.1 Analysts of case 1 | 第135-138页 |
| 3.3.2.2 Analysis of case 2 | 第138-141页 |
| 3.3.3 Conclusion | 第141-142页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第142-147页 |
| ANNEXES | 第147-160页 |
| Annex 1-Pictures of the back of patients | 第148-150页 |
| Annex 2-Consent form of patient | 第150-152页 |
| Annex 3-Body constitution clasifcation (BCC)-symptoms for each BCC type | 第152-158页 |
| Annex 4-Fatigue Self assessment scale (FSAS)-symptoms for each component of the FSAS | 第158-160页 |
