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The role of psychotherapy in the care of ME/CFS

Psychotherapy and ME/CFS   A group of European psychologists and researchers say that although ME/CFS is a physical, not a psychosomatic illness, psychotherapeutic help could improve the mental well-being and coping strategies of numerous people with ME/CFS. They suggest a … Continue reading

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Lessons from ME/CFS for long COVID: “Energy System First Aid” for people with PESE (aka PEM)

Lessons from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for Long COVID   Part 3: “Energy System First Aid” for People With Post Exertional Symptom Exacerbation, by Todd E Davenport, Staci R Stevens, Jared Stevens, Christopher R Snell, J Mark Van Ness in … Continue reading

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New free Pacing app for ME/CFS from Australia

ME/CFS Pacing App from Emerge Australia   Emerge Australia would like to introduce to you the ME/CFS Pacing App created by our generous contributor, Mathew Blake. The app is designed to help people with mild to moderate ME/CFS better manage … Continue reading

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Video: Fatigue, pacing & PEM – lessons for long COVID from ME/CFS

Fatigue, Pacing and PEM management: lessons from ME/CFS – with Dr Ben Marsh   Dr Asad Khan talks to Dr Ben Marsh about his experience of ME/CFS over the last 4 years, and what lessons the Long COVID community can … Continue reading

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Humility and acceptance: working within our limits with Long COVID & ME/CFS

Humility and acceptance: working within our limits with Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Simon Decary, Isabelle Gaboury, Sabrina Poirier, Christiane Garcia, Scott Simpson, Michelle Bull, Darren Brown, Frederique Daigle in Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Vol 51, … Continue reading

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Lived experiences in daily life with ME (Denmark)

Lived experiences in daily life with myalgic encephalomyelitis, by Reeti KK Sandhu, Maj Sundby, Sidsel Ørneborg, Svetlana Solgaard Nielsen, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen, Anette Enemark Larsen in British Journal of Occupational Therapy, November 2020 [doi.org/10.1177/0308022620966254]   Research abstract: Introduction Myalgic encephalomyelitis … Continue reading

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Video: Activity & energy management – Pacing

Dialogues for a neglected illness: Activity and energy management – Pacing   The Dialogues for ME/CFS project (also known as Dialogues for a neglected illness) has produced a new video explaining pacing for health professionals. “Pacing is an individualized approach … Continue reading

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Long Covid: overlap emerges with ME – including debate over treatment

Guardian article: Long Covid: overlap emerges with ME – including debate over treatment by Linda Geddes, Science correspondent, Thu 19 Nov 2020   This article features people with long Covid, and looks at the similarities in symptoms of ME and … Continue reading

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Energy systems & pacing in ME/CFS

Frozen in Amber blog post, by Caroline Elisabeth: Energy systems and pacing in ME/CFS, 29 June 2020   Summary The aerobic energy system is “broken” in ME/CFS and cannot be fixed with exercise (i.e., graded exercise therapy, also known as … Continue reading

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Heart rate thresholds to limit activity in ME/CFS patients (pacing): comparison of heart rate formulae

Heart rate thresholds to limit activity in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients (Pacing): Comparison of heart rate formulae and measurements of the heart rate at the lactic acidosis threshold during Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, by C (Linda) MC van Campen, Peter … Continue reading

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