I think the GP is using this term of brain training very loosely and not like our new forum members seem to be describing. I have interstitial...
I agree. I would call it an "alternative" psychosomatic therapy. Many have been thought up and applied to ME and come with enthusiastic promoters....
Yes it is a thing but likely to also be the basis of toxic positivity which I especially see in the wellness industry. It was not part of mental...
I do wonder what is going on behind the closed doors of the RNZCGP.... Many members follow the NICE guidelines (eg my GP is the clinical director...
yes,@forestglip there is a more extended version of guidance around the doctors and health-related commercial organisations as you have linked to....
No, not specifically a conflict of interest, though this is debatable. Some doctors have done medication trials as part of research and the drug...
My head exploded and heart sank this morning reading this paper and so have had to put all my thoughts down here in the forum to start to process...
I can understand your position regarding doctors but I personally think it is better that I state my negative advice as a doctor rather than a...
Not sure how novel this hypothesis is as there are many other researchers active in this area:...
Firstly, being a doctor, I think it is very unwise to take thyroid hormone to treat ME/CFS. There is no good evidence that it is helpful....
"The prospect of making sense of your supposedly “medically unexplained” symptoms as a potentially reversible state of dysregulation and...
4-5 hours of brainwashing, a 26% drop out rate and a treatment effect that did not meet clinical significance. So not the success story they are...
I have an Apple Ultra 2 that monitors Sp02. It also monitors respiratory rate whilst asleep. My lowest blood oxygen was 78%, but my normal range...
I can only speculate on what may be going on, I would need to interview the person to discuss the emotions and how/if they related to the...
If people find this useful to process the trauma they have gone through with their LC diagnosis, good for them. It is quite common to do these...
I think a patient registry is a good idea, the Australian one is run out of La Trobe University, Melbourne. I was on their registry but this is...
It would be interesting to know why Simeon Brown presented the petition on ANZMES behalf. Could it be he just accepted the petition at the door...
Really disappointing when researchers start promoting this type of course by yet another patient who has" fully recovered from CFS" and has now...
"Post-exertional deterioration" rather than "malaise" comes to mind as a simple term most doctors might understand, perhaps not the exertional...
I agree, NLT is a useful screening tool for GP's and patients. It is easily accessible and can be done at home with another person doing the BP...
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