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Full title: Development of an interdisciplinary training program about chronic pain management with a cognitive behavioural approach for healthcare professionals: part of a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study Abstract Background Many applied postgraduate pain training programs are...

Selected quotes "PPS represent a broad and heterogeneous spectrum of symptoms e.g., pain, headaches, dizziness, and conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome" "Excessive and frequent healthcare utilisation of patients with PPS [4,5,6] puts this group of...

Full title: Clinical skills development for healthcare practitioners working with patients with persistent physical symptoms (PPS) in healthcare settings: a systematic review and narrative synthesis Abstract Background The complexity and uncertainty around Persistent Physical Symptoms (PPS)...

Full title: Longitudinal Cytokine and Multi-Modal Health Data of an Extremely Severe ME/CFS Patient with HSD Reveals Insights into Immunopathology, and Disease Severity Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) presents significant challenges in patient care due to its...

Some other hopefully useful sources of information for you. #1 - This blog by @dave30th might be helpful, also discussed up-thread Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) - articles, social media and discussion']here[/URL]. #2 - @ME/CFS Skeptic has written a blog series on this sort of subject...

Is that PR link the same as https://www.margaretwilliams.me/2003/prof-wessely-lecture-notes_12may1994.pdf ?

Abstract Functional neurological symptom disorders (FNSD) pose a common challenge in clinical practice, particularly in pediatric cases where the clinical phenotypes can be intricate and easily confused with structural disturbances. The frequent coexistence of FNSDs with other medical disorders...

Introduction: Several neuroimaging studies have been conducted to demonstrate the specific structural and functional brain correlations of conversion disorder. Although the findings of neuroimaging studies are not consistent, when evaluated as a whole, they suggest the presence of significant...

Published open access here, https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13415-021-00958-x

Shared originally on Twitter by @Snow Leopard

Abstract Musical training has been associated with structural changes in the brain as well as functional differences in brain activity when musicians are compared to nonmusicians on both perceptual and motor tasks. Previous neuroimaging comparisons of musicians and nonmusicians in the motor...

"I’m not sure how well this post will be received, it’s maybe a bit controversial and I’m also not sure if my point will come across clearly. It stems from me sometimes struggling to navigate being both a scientist and a patient. Sometimes I feel colleagues take me less seriously (not...

Mass General is where David Perez is based, along with the rest of their FND Unit, https://www.massgeneral.org/neurology/treatments-and-services/functional-neurological-disorder

The question in that tweet is answered in the transcript underneath the slide shared.

Transcript can now be found here, https://www.decodeme.org.uk/webinar-recording-and-transcript-march-2024/

Nociplastic pain by the “International Association for the Study of Pain” is defined as pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence of nociceptive or neuropathic pain. Augmented central nervous system pain and sensory processing with altered pain modulation are suggested...

Recording of the webinar is now available on YouTube here Transcript will follow in due course.

"At an individual level, cost estimates of Long Covid treatment are now emerging with Mu et al. (2023) finding a cost per person with Long Covid of £3,350. This cost estimate is higher than for most other comparison groups considered over the period (January 2020 to January 2023). This figure is...

"Long Covid is now prevalent in the UK population, with the most recent estimates in March 2023 revealing 1.9 million people living with the condition, of which 1.6 million people are working age. With a growing evidence base revealing the impact of Long Covid on health and livelihoods, and...

Long covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are overlapping conditions, 2024, McKeever Ladds and colleagues’ practice pointer explores the complexities of post-viral cognitive symptoms and provides guidance on management strategies.1 But there is no mention of myalgic...