Tag Archives: Dr Charles Shepherd
The role of autonomic function in exercise-induced analgesia in ME/CFS
Research abstract: The Role of Autonomic Function in Exercise-induced Endogenous Analgesia: A Case-control Study in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Healthy People by Jo Nijs, Lieven Danneels, Luc Lambrecht, Greta Moorkens, Mira Meeus, Lorna Paul, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Uros Marusic, and Inge De Wandele in Pain Physician 2017; … Continue reading
ME Association challenges Pulse Learning’s classification of ME/CFS as a mental health disorder
ME Association blog post, by Dr Charles Shepherd, 21 August 2016: ME Association challenges Pulse Learning’s classification of ME/CFS as a mental health disorder The ME Association has today asked the medical education website Pulse Learning to remove Chronic Fatigue … Continue reading
Vitamin D supplement advice for people with ME
Following advice from Public Health England that everyone should consider taking vitamin D supplements in autumn and winter, Dr Charles Shepherd of the ME Association comments: “We often flag up the fact that people with ME/CFS, especially those who are … Continue reading
Nausea and sickness: non-drug options
MEA blog post, 29 June 2016: Dr Charles Shepherd reports on two non-drug options for nausea and sickness in ME/CFS New guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists adds further weight to the fact that two non-drug options … Continue reading



