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Autonomic markers, CFS & post-exertion states
Autonomic markers, chronic fatigue syndrome, and post-exertion states, by Fred Friedberg in Journal of Psychosomatic Research Vol 127, Dec 2019, [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109845] Article extracts: A large body of evidence suggests that autonomic imbalance, i.e., hyperactive sympathetic nervous system and hypoactive … Continue reading
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Tagged autonomic markers, Dr Fred Friedberg, Heart rate variability, HRV, PEM, Post-exertional malaise
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Elevated blood lactate in resting conditions correlate with post-exertional malaise severity in patients with ME/CFS
Elevated blood lactate in resting conditions correlate with post-exertional malaise severity in patients with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome by Alaa Ghali, Carole Lacout, Maria Ghali, Aline Gury, Anne-Berengere Beucher, Pierre Lozac’h, Christian Lavigne & Geoffrey Urbanski (France) in Nature Scientific … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaa Ghali, Aline Gury, Anne-Berengere Beucher, Carole Lacout, Christian Lavigne, Geoffrey Urbanski, lactic acid, Maria Ghali, PEM, Pierre Lozac’h, Post-exertional malaise
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The risk of labelling CFS symptoms as unhelpful cognitive responses
The risk of labelling CFS symptoms as unhelpful cognitive responses, by Michiel Tack in Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 1–2 [Published June 18, 2019] https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104519853849 Letter to the editor: Loades, M. E., Rimes, K., Lievesley, K., Ali, S., & … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, behavioural responses, boom and bust behaviour, catastrophising, damage beliefs, fear avoidance, Maria E Loades, Michiel Tack, PEM, perpetuating factors, Post-exertional malaise, symptom focusing, teenagers
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Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in ME/CFS
Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, by Katarina Lien, Bjørn Johansen, Marit B Veierød, Annicke S Haslestad, Siv K Bøhn, Morten N Melsom, Kristin R Kardel, Per O Iversen in Physiological reports vol … Continue reading
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Tagged 2-day CPET, Annicke S Haslestad, Bjørn Johansen, blood lactate accumulation, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, Katarina Lien, Kristin R Kardel, Marit B Veierød, Morten N Melsom, PEM, Per O Iversen, Post-exertional malaise, Siv K Bøhn, VO2
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PEM: It’s time to retire the term
PEM: It’s time to retire the term, by Pete Hanauer in The Solve ME/CFS Chronicle, Spring 2018 FOR MANY YEARS, people who suffered the pain and disruption to their lives caused by ME/CFS also suffered the indignity of being … Continue reading
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Tagged PEM, Pete Hanauer, Post Exertional Disability, Post-exertional malaise, Solve ME/CFS Initiative
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Chronotropic Intolerance: an overlooked determinant of symptoms & activity limitation in ME/CFS?
Chronotropic intolerance: an overlooked determinant of symptoms and activity limitation in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome?, by Todd E. Davenport, Mary Lehnen, Staci R Stevens, J. Mark VanNess, Jared Stevens and Christopher R Snell in Front. Pediatr. 22 March 2019 Review … Continue reading
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Tagged 2-day CPET, Christopher R Snell, chronotropic intolerance, Heart rate variability, Jared Stevens, Mary Lehnen, PEM, Post-exertional malaise, Prof Mark VanNess, Staci R Stevens, Todd E Davenport
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Assessment of Post-Exertional Malaise in patients with ME & CFS
Assessment of Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM) in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): A patient-driven survey, by Carly S Holtzman, Shaun Bhatia, Joseph Cotler and Leonard A Jason in Diagnostics 2019, 9(1), 26 [Published: 2 March 2019] … Continue reading
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Tagged Carly S Holtzman, Joseph Cotler, PEM, Post-exertional malaise, Prof Leonard Jason, Shaun Bhatia
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Workwell’s two-day exercise tests & breaking the deconditioning dilemma in ME/CFS
Workwell’s two-day exercise tests and breaking the deconditioning dilemma in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) by Cort Johnson in Health rising blog, 19 Nov 2018 The first word in the first sentence of the paper says it all: “Concise methodological directions for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2-day CPET, cardiopulmonary exercise tests, Cort Johnson, deconditioning, PEM, Post-exertional malaise, Staci Stevens, Workwell Foundation
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