Thanks for posting it. I think it's an interesting example of the mess the chronic pain literature is in. There's a bit of waffle in there about...
@Elaenor, why did you post this paper? Has it been cited somewhere? Female mean perception of pain at their individual heat pain threshold =...
Yeah, there is nothing about the temperatures of the heat pain thresholds! For what it is worth, the females did indeed rate the pain at their...
This study is not what I thought it was. They first establish a heat pain threshold (HPT) for each participant. Then: VAS is visual analogue...
Small sample size and any study of this type is going to be confounded by culture e.g. 'it's manly to ignore pain'.
We are a bit constrained with moderation staff right now, but if someone can find the relevant threads and send me them in a conversation message,...
That's a low proportion the people with Long Covid. I wonder if the requirement to meet the three criteria and the interpretations of each...
Here's the website for the process. https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health-advice/me-cfs And the timeline Planning and Governance - September 2024 to...
I wonder how many sessions they will be doing: That regimen sounds pretty tiring. They are using the standard woo recipe - unblinded treatment...
I agree that it was fiction with respect to BACME, with the implication that they have been battling heroically in an underfunded NHS to try to...
That was a very good piece. The interviewer is sympathetic and knowledgeable about ME/CFS. I endorse @bobbler's thanks to @Chris Ponting, and...
Thanks very much for this, @Flicker_Beat.
WebDog had extensive contact with Dr. Steve Olson. Dr. Steve Olson created an "ME/CFS Consultative Service" and also caused some administrative...
Welcome to the forum @Flicker_Beat. Thanks very much for telling us about the consultative service.
I think they are suggesting that peptides are offered up in a mechanism that effectively says 'do not attack' in the meninges, protecting the body...
Some discussion of monoclonal antibodies by Nancy Klimas here: News from the Institute of Neuroimmune Medicine (INIM), NOVA, Nancy Klimas
See also Remission of severe forms of Long Covid following monoclonal antibody (MCA) infusions: A report of signal index cases..., 2024, Scheppke,...
Copied from @Dakota's post on the US news thread: 2/7/24, 'Are Monoclonal Antibodies a Possible Treatment for Long COVID? ft Prof Nancy Kilmas'...
Yeah, the idea that you could somehow get together people who are convinced of various, often conflicting things: mast cell activation, hEDS,...
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