Effectiveness of Acupressure Treatment for Pain Management and Fatigue Relief in Gulf War Veterans

This study will provide symptomatic veterans with acupressure treatment and determine its effectiveness in fatigue relief and pain management for GWI disease. We plan to recruit patients who report they have symptoms of GWI through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and randomize them into acupressure group (to receive acupressure treatment) and control group (without acupressure treatment). The acupressure treatment, twice per week for 6 weeks, will be offered by licensed acupressure practitioner, with at least 5 years of clinical experience, who have received 20 hours of training related to symptoms of GWI. Evaluations will be made before and after treatment, and clinical outcomes will be compared between groups (acupressure group vs. control group) and between different stages (before treatment vs. after treatment) within the same group.