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Research: Impaired balance & physical capacity in ME/CFS & Long COVID

Impaired balance and physical capacity found in both ME/CFS and Long COVID   US researchers found that people with long COVID have reduced physical capacity and postural sway similar to people with ME/CFS, despite having the post-viral illness for an … Continue reading

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A concurrent cognitive task does not perturb (i.e. alter) quiet standing in FM & CFS/ME

A Concurrent Cognitive Task Does Not Perturb Quiet Standing in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Omid Rasouli, Egil A Fors, Ottar Vasseljen and Ann-Katrin Stensdotter in Pain Research and Management Vol 2018, Article ID 9014232 [Published 7 August 2018] Research abstract: Background … Continue reading

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Lower regulatory frequency for postural control in patients with FM & CFS

Research article abstract: Lower regulatory frequency for postural control in patients with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome by Omid Rasouli, Ottar Vasseljen, Egil A. Fors, Håvard W. Lorås, Ann-Katrin Stensdotter in PLOS One [Published: April 4, 2018] As many similar symptoms are reported in fibromyalgia … Continue reading

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Lower level of dynamic postural control in CFS & FM

Research highlights: Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome showed a lower level of postural control in gait initiation. There was no significant difference between fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome in dynamic postural control. Fibromyalgia patients showed a higher K value compared to … Continue reading

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