Wasn’t this a different review distinct to Larun et al and its planned then discontinued replacement, that made it to the protocol stage and then...
I put a comment here linking to our petition page on this blog, but it seems to have disappeared. It seemed to have been published then it was...
Would Andy Oxman and Sir Iain Chalmers’ employers offer potential channels for FOI requests on this issue, via the Norwegian Institute of Public...
Even if an intervention helps some, there is no guarantee that it does so in the way those undertaking the intervention think. That is the point...
My understanding is Tovey recognised the flaws and promised to withdraw it Though this decision was not announced publicly the review authors and...
I support an abrupt or assertive letter. For me the Wise piece, though a good account, lacked punch.
I agree that anyone being treated with these symptoms as though they have a psychosomatic condition is unlikely to benefit and indeed could see...
Also when seeking to avoid PEM, knowing as much as possible what will happen and careful planning is a rational precautionary measure.
Is it normal for a master’s thesis to be behind a paywall?
A good number of people, some very sensible, regard the traditional core of people labelled with FND as a meaningful clinical coherent grouping of...
"We never learn from the past - we just recreate the wheel" But at least the wheel is a useful tool. The problem is when you keep on inventing...
In theory the previous NICE Guidelines and the Cochrane Exercise review said that GET was only demonstrated for mild/moderate CFS, but in practice...
Thank you to all who put the work in to submit the further complaint to Cochrane about their appearant failure to address our previous complaints...
Presumably the participants in the studies that are being reviewed, must have in some way consented to their data being used in such subsequent...
Sounds more exciting than some cooking pots.
I am not sure if there is a simple answer for me. A slight increase in activity may result in falling asleep a lot earlier, but then waking up...
Good to see ME/CFS was excluded. Earlier in the course of my ME I several times when trying to get back to being more active, a shortish burst of...
I should have a rest. I have just spent ten minutes puzzling how ‘finding pans’ was relevant to treating ME.
If I feel up to it I will try to look back over Hilda’s blog posts as at that time she was playing the sophist to avoid writing anything directly...
When I was at my worst showers were difficult because of having to stand long enough and, as Trish points out, all the associated activity,...
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