Friday, August 06, 2010
Verifying the existence and severitiy of post-exertional exhaustion....
This appeared in the latest CFIDS newsletter. It covers how to prove that for a CFIDS patient, the effect of exercise is not just exhausting, it is also damaging:
Post-Exertional Malaise: Perception and Reality
The notion that exercise will cure this ailment is in my opinion the second most aggravating myth about CFIDS (the worst one being that it is a somatoform disorder). But it has been nearly impossible to get a medical professional to believe that one can be in a flare for WEEKS after excessive activity. I am hoping that these studies become more widespread and that doctors will actually taken them seriously.
Post-Exertional Malaise: Perception and Reality
The notion that exercise will cure this ailment is in my opinion the second most aggravating myth about CFIDS (the worst one being that it is a somatoform disorder). But it has been nearly impossible to get a medical professional to believe that one can be in a flare for WEEKS after excessive activity. I am hoping that these studies become more widespread and that doctors will actually taken them seriously.
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