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I agree with @Jonathan Edwards, the anaerobic threshold is not a magic threshold. The most interesting exercise finding in ME patients is that the ventilatory threshold is reduced on the 2nd CPET. Now the ventilatory threshold is associated with, but not caused by the anaerobic threshold, in...

Because it is the most interesting phenomena if we wish to understand the altered effort perception in CFS patients. I agree that this might not be so useful in terms of management... Amongst healthy people and patients with various conditions (other than breathing restricted conditions such as...

This is true, simply because deconditioning is not a perpetuating factor for CFS, so increasing exercise capacity is not necessary, nor effective.

The issue could be that there are biases in diagnosis, basically people with stronger or more regular relationships with their GPs are more able to get a diagnosis.

Do we really know that? The problem is we don't regularly test for Norovirus and we haven't done a prospective study to see if people with such infections develop ME. I think the primary risk factor associated with the infection is how long the infection sticks around for increases the risk of...

The problem is there are many infections out there and we don't have specific tests for many of them. The conclusion isn't necessarily that these cases aren't due to infection, we can however conclude that the specific infectious pathogen does not seem so important.

Reminds me of another word... "stress".

Yes, I feel the same way. ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia are not the same.

Maggie De Block, the minister mentioned, no longer holds the position of Minister of Social Affairs and Health, according to Wikipedia. Google translate quote:

There were "CFS" (Oxford criteria) patients included in this study as a comparison group.

I don't think "stress" explains it at all, otherwise the epidemiology would show highest prevalence in high-stress jobs/roles. I believe the early peak is primarily due to increased infectious disease exposure, combined with hormonal changes through puberty. The latter peak, similar, coming in...

It's not about whether someone is "good" or "bad" (or "BPS", sigh), he's somewhere in between. The problem is he has worked with some questionable people and has been permissive of poor quality methodology as a result - specifically using the Oxford criteria, and the Chalder Fatigue Scale in...

This is what I initially had, but my case was not due to C. Jejuni (I also tested negative to a long list of usual suspects including EBV): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_motor_axonal_neuropathy Chronic fatigue like syndromes are quite common post-GBS, according to the literature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaccid_paralysishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaccid_paralysishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaccid_paralysis was the first major symptom of my illness. I regained the ability to walk, but other symptoms have persisted. Are you saying I don't have ME or CFS?

They have come up with a variety of novel hypotheses, but they tend to be inconsistent with what has actually been measured.

The report seems quite reasonable, but the proof is in the pudding so to speak.

More from Sally Turner: https://patient.info/health/immune-system-diseases/features/the-autoimmune-conditions-women-need-to-know-about And her blog: www dot sally-turner dot co dot uk

The meta analysis I'm talking about was at a presentation and I'm expecting/hoping it to be published soon.

And most studies of CFS patients show on average, significantly lower activity levels as well as different activity patterns. CFS or ME patients are not arthritis patients. There is some evidence for different motor control which may be related to both concentration issues as well as the...

When the trial started, it was the standard treatment...