• Main Page • Risk Factors • Symptoms • Diagnosis • Treatment • Screening • Reducing Your Risk • Talking to Your Doctor • Living With CFS • Resource Guide Treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)Since no cause for CFS has been identified, the therapies for this disorder are directed at relief of your symptoms until you gradually recover. You and your doctor should work together to develop an individually tailored program that provides the greatest perceived benefit. Ideally, it will be based on a combination of therapies. Treatment may involve the following: Currently, there are no surgical procedures for the treatment of CFS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ . Craig T, Kakumanu S. Chronic fatigue syndrome: evaluation and treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2002;65:1083-1090. Devanur LD, Kerr JR. Chronic fatigue syndrome. J Clin Virol. 2006;37:139-150. Prins JB, van der Meer JW, Bleijenberg G. Chronic fatigue syndrome. Lancet. 2006;367:346-355.
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