Chronic fatigue syndrome in adolescents

Many parents have always believed that their children are happy with their lives: they never have to work at home, except for studying and eating and sleeping. Some of them have nannies or elderly people at home to look after them, and their children are even clothed and fed. But for some reason, the child is often tired, or always listless, reluctant to go out, lack of curiosity about new things, even appear to be unable to learn, memory loss, do things difficult to persist in the situation; some children also appear for no reason swollen lymph nodes, throat discomfort, or often cold and fever, etc. …… we found that this All the manifestations are very similar to the modern common “chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)”. Parents are incredulous that children are suffering from CFS at a young age, just like adults. Chronic fatigue syndrome will affect the physical and mental development of children, unable to study normally and participate in group activities, over time, the body function will be seriously affected, resulting in a decline in immunity, endocrine disorders; physical discomfort, but also cause depression, lack of confidence, and even psychological disorders, resulting in a decline in learning …… at the same time. According to the survey, our students’ height, weight, chest circumference and other morphological development indicators continue to improve, the nutritional status continues to improve, but students’ endurance, speed, explosive power, strength quality and other indicators further decline. The detection rate of obesity and poor eyesight among students in China continues to rise. 13.25% and 11.39% of urban boys aged 7 to 22 were overweight and obese in 2005, up 1.4 and 2.7 percentage points from 2000; the detection rate of overweight and obesity among urban girls aged 7 to 22 also rose by 0.7 and 0.9 percentage points to 8.72% and 5.01%. The most serious obesity epidemic situation appears in Beijing, where the overweight and obesity rates for boys and girls in urban areas have reached 27% and 15.9%, which is more serious than most Western European countries, Canada, Australia and other developed countries. The obesity rate among elementary school boys has approached the high level of white children in the United States in the early 1990s. This string of frightening figures is bound to draw the attention of parents, and it is imperative to save the health of this generation of adolescents. Uneven nutrition due to partiality, carbonated beverages actually hurt the body In today’s material abundance, food and clothing is no longer a problem, children are generally picky eaters, while parents out of love, little control over children partiality and excessive snacking, which deviates from the normal nutritional structure, resulting in malnutrition of children, many children premature development, some children show malnutrition. Since children’s bodies and brains need a lot of energy and substances for their development, under-nutrition and some over-nutrition can lead to a lack of energy supply and various fatigue phenomena. Children love carbonated drinks. At present in China, teenagers are the main consumer group of carbonated drinks in the market. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, summer is cold and hot, so you should drink more hot drinks in order to warm the Yang, quench thirst and eliminate fatigue. At the same time, according to Xinhua, carbonated drinks may be one of the causes of obesity in adolescents, so the Italian Beverage Association decided in January 2007 to ban the sale of carbonated drinks to students in elementary school in the hope of controlling the growing trend of adolescent obesity. Long study hours and lack of sleep The early start in the morning, the inability to take a good lunch break at school at noon, the phenomenon of staying up late at night to do homework is also a common occurrence, in addition, the study schedule is always full, and on the weekends to participate in remedial classes, extracurricular studies, teachers are always assigned more homework on the weekend to avoid children playing too much. Day after day, even energetic children will feel tired. The pressure of studying and psychological pressure is caused by the expectation of parents, the hope of teachers, and the eyes of classmates, and the pressure in front of the fierce competition for higher education. Many children experience depression and anxiety, which affect the quality of sleep, and this is an important cause of fatigue. Imagine when physical and mental stress, worry and irritability envelop children, preventing them from enjoying physical and mental relaxation and complete rest, and they do not have enough heart tolerance to resist, they will be plagued by this fatigue that is difficult to get rid of. Sleep instead of exercise Many children choose to sleep and refuse to exercise because they are “too tired” after long hours of reading. Children like to sleep on their desks at school, which not only has an impact on their gastrointestinal function, but is also fatal to their spinal development. Gradually, children are accustomed to full meals easily fall into a state of fatigue, mental depression, slow reaction; some children grow up with scoliosis, thoracic vertebrae back protrusion and other conditions. Many children go home to watch TV to replace the right amount of exercise, not mobilize the body to actively adjust, slowly the body will be at a low level of vitality, indirectly weakening the learning spirit. The computer is the most direct damage to children is the eyes. Children are in the developmental period, glasses vision is most vulnerable, according to a U.S. statistics show that a person continues to look at the computer for more than 4 hours a day, more than 4 days a week, and then continue for a year, 50% to 90% of people will be more or less visual fatigue syndrome. With the rapid growth of the Internet, many children have become obsessed with online games. Sitting in front of the computer for a long time, not only has a lot of harm to the body, but more importantly, because of the game tension stimulation, the brain out of the tense state for a long time, can not relax for a while, in the long run, it will cause physical and nervous fatigue. 12 years old is the beginning of puberty, followed by a second growth spurt, height can increase by 5 to 7 cm per year, individual up to 10 to 12 cm; weight growth of 4 to 5 kg per year, individual up to 8 to 10 kg. At this time, not only the growth is fast, and the second sex characteristics gradually appear, coupled with a large amount of activity, heavy study load, its energy and nutrient needs are more than adults. However, due to the over-indulgence of parents and unclean eating habits of children today, malnourished children are fed, on the one hand, the calorie intake is too high, refusing to physical exercise “little fat”, on the other hand, picky and anorexic, thin “bean sprouts”. According to reports, in Changsha, more than 91,000 students in the health examination found that the obesity and malnutrition rate reached 0.98% and 1.42% respectively. Mild to moderate malnutrition, the children mainly manifested as fatigue, lethargy, decreased resistance and other symptoms, should not be ignored. Eat more cereals, supply sufficient energy Cereals are the main source of energy and protein in our diet, adolescents need a large amount of energy, about 400 to 500 grams per day, which can vary depending on the size of the activity. Ensure daily intake of milk, fish, eggs, beans and meat Protein is the raw material for various hormones that make up organ growth and regulate growth and sexual maturation. Insufficient protein intake can affect the growth and development of adolescents. Half of the daily protein intake of adolescents should be high-quality protein, so the diet should contain sufficient animal protein and soybeans. In addition, milk should be drunk every day because it contains high quality protein, is easily digested and absorbed, and the absorption rate is as high as 97%. 200 ml of milk contains more than 6 grams of protein and about 7 grams of fat. The enzymes it contains are mainly lactose, which regulates gastric acid, promotes intestinal peristalsis, and facilitates the absorption of calcium from food and the secretion of digestive juices. At the same time, milk is rich in calcium, phosphorus, potassium, which is particularly rich in calcium, a cup of milk can provide 230 mg of calcium, equivalent to more than 26% of the amount of calcium required for a day, and milk calcium is easy to digest and absorb, the absorption rate of up to 60%, while the general absorption rate of calcium in food is only 30%. Therefore, children often drink milk can be a good way to improve their dietary structure. Minerals and trace elements are indispensable Calcium is an important component in the construction of bones, adolescents are in their prime growth period, rapid bone development, the need for adequate intake of calcium. According to a national survey in 1992, the intake of calcium among primary and secondary school students in China is generally insufficient, less than half of the recommended supply, so adolescents should consume a certain amount of milk and beans daily to supplement the calcium deficiency. Iron deficiency anemia is also common among primary and secondary school students, and some adolescents should increase the intake of vitamin C in their diet to promote the absorption of iron. Adolescent girls should eat seafood from time to time to increase the intake of iodine. Zinc is one of the essential trace elements that help children to participate in the regulation of cell differentiation and play an important role in growth and development, taste function, immune regulation and reproductive function. Zinc deficiency in children can lead to anorexia, loss of taste, xerophagia, dry hair, recurrent stomatitis, growth retardation, low immune function, recurrent respiratory infections, and even wounds that do not heal easily and sexual development disorders. Therefore, eating more seafood, meat and animal offal, milk, dried fruits, cereal germ, bran and other foods rich in zinc can strengthen children’s resistance and promote development. Avoid over-eating snacks and blind dieting In recent years, the incidence of obesity among elementary school students in some cities in China has increased year by year, reaching 5% to 10%. The main reason is that the energy intake exceeds the consumption, excess energy in the body into fat and lead to obesity. Teenagers, especially girls, often blindly diet in order to lose weight, causing metabolic disorders in the body, resistance to decline, serious cases can appear hypokalemia, hypoglycemia, susceptible to infectious diseases, and even death due to anorexia. The correct way to lose weight is reasonable control, eat less high-energy food such as fatty meat, candy and fried food, etc. At the same time, physical activity should be increased so that the balance of energy intake and consumption to maintain the appropriate weight. Health care gymnastics every day to do Choose a set of health care gymnastics, in the open space, do 2 to 3 times a day, can help sedentary desk children stretch muscles and bones, improve blood circulation, not only can make their whole body large muscle groups, large joints, tough, etc. to get full exercise, but also exercise the human body yinke selling na forced ode get away from mowing low car tomb δ no haiku Lu Lu bluffing dumplings dumplings alluvial copy] file which Kang facsimile 5 than bluffing in the heart wed furrow cup 6 thistle Song onyx system wit The deceitful snail donkeys are a good way to do this, and it is recommended to do it once in the afternoon between classes, or arrange an activity class in the afternoon to supervise good children to exercise carefully, and the movements are in place, not to be muffled, in order to achieve the effect. Many children due to improper sitting and standing posture, premature spinal strain, back and lumbar discomfort, over time, will cause scoliosis, affecting the posture. It is recommended to do spinal health gymnastics in the morning and evening to prevent strain on the back of children, but also to correct the deformation of the spine and improve posture. Extracurricular activities are indispensable Teenagers are in their adolescence, energetic, active, imaginative, and eager to learn. Most students are not satisfied with the monotonous and even somewhat boring classroom life in school, they aspire to and pursue a multi-dimensional, multi-level and multi-colored three-dimensional life. As students, most of the day, they attend classes according to the subjects specified in the curriculum plan, but there are still many after-school hours at the students’ free disposal. Encouraging them to organize or participate in their own colorful extracurricular activities not only enriches and enriches their spiritual life, but is more practical and less boring and tedious compared to classroom teaching. Children have to work with their brains as well as their hands, such as making scientific and technological productions and experiments, making specimens and models, conducting planting and breeding experiments, planting trees and flowers, etc., all of which require a combination of hands and brains. And when children achieve achievements or praise, in varying degrees can produce a noble, pleasant emotional experience, this experience, can make children interested in this, a variety of fatigue symptoms will then disappear. The eyes of people is also the same, in the lighting discomfort, excessive eye use, improper wearing glasses, such as a large number of long-term reading, writing, etc., the eyes will also suffer from fatigue, in medical terms, called eye fatigue. With the popularity of computers, the number of adolescents suffering from visual fatigue is gradually increasing, and myopia is inevitable. At present, the incidence of myopia in China’s youth is as high as 50% to 60%, and the proportion of myopia in urban children will be even higher. According to the Beijing Evening News, the detection rate of poor eyesight among students continued to rise in 2005, and the myopia rate among urban and rural students in all school sections was: 31.67% in elementary school, up 8.5 percentage points from 2000; 58.07% in junior high school, up 8.7 percentage points from 2000; 76.02% in high school, up 3.5 percentage points from the last census; 82.68% in college students, up 1.1% from 2000 The percentage of college students is 82.68%, 1.1% higher than that in 2000. Therefore, caring for the growth of children starts with protecting their eyes. If you suffer from eye strain in the near future, you may have the following discomfort: 1. a burning sensation in the eyes and sleepiness. 2. 2. Itching, dryness and discomfort in the eyes, and sluggish, heavy eyelids. 3, vision is greatly reduced, even can not read words. 4.Sometimes photophobia, tearing, and pain. 5.Frequent mild conjunctival congestion or chronic conjunctivitis episodes. 6. Recurrent blepharitis and blepharocysts. 7.Dizziness, loss of appetite, even nausea, vomiting, etc. 8.If the symptoms of eyestrain are serious, the reflection to the fifth brain nerve will also cause headache; the reflection to the tenth brain nerve will cause indigestion; the reflection to the seventh brain nerve will cause eyelid or facial muscle twitching spasm, etc. Specific operation: 【Formula】Purely formulated with Chinese herbs. Efficacy】Stretching the tendons and blood, clearing the channels and orifices, regulating the function of ciliary muscle and eye muscle, improving blood circulation in the eyes and face. The course of treatment] 3 for a course of treatment, moxibustion medicine once a day, each moxibustion treatment 20 minutes. Body position】Patients take a sitting position, head upright. Steps】Moxibustion forehead → double eyes closed moxibustion → bird pecking moxibustion points around the eyes (respectively points of Jingming, fish waist, Zanzhu, Sun, Sibai, etc.) → open eyes moxibustion → rotating moxibustion double auricle moxibustion → double eyes closed moxibustion. Note: Align the head of the medicine to the moxibustion area, 2-3 cm from the skin, moxibustion until the skin is red and the deep tissue is hot (pay attention to avoid burns); instruct the patient to rest for 3 minutes with the eyes closed after moxibustion. Contraindications】Patients with the onset of hypertension, those with a tendency to bleed from the eyes. Chiropractic adjustment of the stomach and intestines Chiropractic is a kind of massage therapy, chiropractic treatment, according to the condition of the different techniques used to stimulate certain meridians and acupuncture points in the body, so as to achieve the purpose of treating diseases, in ancient times, mostly used for children. The method is simple and comfortable, does not bring any pain, can prevent and cure diseases, especially for weak gastrointestinal function, back discomfort and other deficiency discomfort is extremely effective, and therefore popular with the public, applied to young people, can help them adjust the gastrointestinal, release fatigue. The spine is in the middle of the back, where the meridian of the Governor’s meridian is located, and both sides of the spine are the route of the Foot Sun Bladder meridian. Through chiropractic stimulation of these points, can play a meridian, harmonize the qi and blood, balance the yin and yang and adjust the internal organs of the treatment effect. Commonly used techniques] chiropractic common techniques for pinching, holding, pushing, twisting, lifting, putting, pressing, kneading eight, clinically, these eight techniques used in combination to complete the entire chiropractic process. 【Operating steps】 Standing or sitting on the left or right side of the therapist, with the palms of both hands up and down push, rub, to warm the skin, muscle relaxation. Then, with the hand in a semi-clenched fist, the back of the middle index finger of both hands against the spine side. Starting from the patient’s caudal sacral region (Changqiang point) with the thumb and index finger of both hands, gently pinch up the skin, alternating between the two hands, pushing and pinching as you go, pinching as you go, until you reach the large vertebra (located in the depression under the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra). Starting from the lumbosacral region, upwards for every 1 vertebra, use the wrist force of both hands to lift and pinch 1 time. Five-tone therapy is a unique method of music therapy, which is based on the traditional Chinese medicine theory of the five tones, using five different tones of music: horn, sign, palace, shang and feather to regulate diseases. The “Gong moves the spleen, Shang moves the lungs, Jiao moves the liver, Zheng moves the heart, and Yu moves the kidneys”. Let young people listen to music after school or when they are tired, not only to cultivate the emotions, but also to relieve tension, relax the body and relieve physical and mental fatigue. Ear acupuncture, sleep and fatigue Ear acupuncture atlas was published in the Ming Dynasty. In the 1950s, auricular acupuncture became popular in Europe, and P. Nogier, a French medical doctor, discovered many new acupuncture points in the auricle and proposed a new theory: the distribution of ear acupuncture points coincided with an inverted fetus. Therefore, auricular acupuncture is widely used and has been found to have many benefits: no side effects, more convenient than body acupuncture, unique and long-lasting efficacy, can cure and prevent diseases, etc. Ear acupuncture improves sleep and prevents fatigue [Instruments and materials used] Wang Bu Liuxing seeds (or rape seeds, millet, mung beans, white mustard seeds, and magnetic beads), adhesive tape, sterile cotton swabs, etc. [Selected Points] Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Shen Men, Eye [Operation] Attach the Wang Bu Liuxing seeds to the center of the 0.6 cm x 0.6 cm size adhesive tape, hold it with tweezers, and apply it to the selected ear point. Apply pressure 3-5 times a day on your own, 30-60 seconds per point, changing once in 3-7 days, alternating between both ears. Note] Pregnant women with habitual miscarriage should be prohibited. The strong stimulation method should not be performed on people who are thin, have Qi deficiency and blood deficiency, severe heart disease, or high blood pressure.