When I attended the local ME/CFS Clinic (2014) the Clinician was a Physio. Very pleasant, very helpful, very useful (for letter writing).
CBT/GET but from a reasonable person who always told me to stay within my limits.(*)
However, it wasn’t until after I was discharged from clinic, dismissed from work and finally put into Support Group after a Tribunal (2015), that I realised how much stress I had been under (in addition to having M.E. Pain and severe cognitive problems by that point)
I wouldn’t even attempt to do the drive to the clinic (30mins each way) these days and I would ‘only’ be classed as Moderate ME (walking wounded).
I would still need to answer ‘no physio for ME’ because I received no physical treatments.
I do pay for a massage every 2-3 months with a masseuse known to me. Very gentle massage, with recommendation for Epsom salt bath (if I can manage), lots of water to drink and plenty of rest for at least 24 hours afterwards. I would be interested in that sort of treatment.
(*) Off topic - apologies - can anyone explain please?
GET - must avoid ‘boom and bust’ actions.
Then encouraged to increase activity by 10% (boom) thus causing a ‘bust’.
Have never understood this thinking!