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Eccentric exercise increases circulating fibroblast activation protein but not bioactive fibroblast growth factor 21 in healthy humans Biraj Parmar, Jo E. Lewis, Ricardo J. Samms, Francis J. P. Ebling, Christine C. Cheng, Andrew C. Adams, Joanne Mallinson, Scott Cooper, Tariq Taylor, Reza...

Abstract The battle against COVID-19 has entered a new phase with Rehabilitation Centres being among the major players, because the medical outcome of COVID-19 patients does not end with the control of pulmonary inflammation marked by a negative virology test, as many patients continue to...

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"Exercise is not appropriate for everyone living with CFS but if it works for you, here is a beginner’s guide to doing so safely Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder characterised by extreme fatigue that can’t be fully explained by any other medical condition. Research suggests...

‘I Had Never Felt Worse’: Long Covid Sufferers Are Struggling With Exercise https://nyti.ms/3BgFF0E Excerpt : "As one of the many Americans suffering from long Covid, a condition characterized by new or lingering symptoms that can be felt for months after a coronavirus infection, Ms...

Original title: Submaximal Exercise Provokes Increased Activation of the Anterior Default Mode Network During the Resting State as a Biomarker of Postexertional Malaise in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Rakib U. Rayhan et al Abstract Background: Myalgic...

NEW & NOTEWORTHY During exercise the brain consumes lactate as a substitute for glucose. Propranolol has previously attenuated this cerebral lactate uptake, suggesting a β-adrenergic transport mechanism. However, in the present study, we demonstrate that the fractional extraction of arterial...

Abstract Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of a supervised dynamic exercise program on somatosensory temporal discrimination (STD) which indicates the central sensory processing ability. Patients and methods: Forty-eight patients (mean age: 43 years; range, 19 to 64 years)...

Abstract Background Altered red blood cell (RBC) deformability has been reported in Veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI) who endorse exercise-induced symptom exacerbation and fatigue. However, it is unknown whether altered RBC deformability is worsened secondary to exercise. Objective To...

ABSTRACT Introduction Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, has become a common disease in modern medicine. Objective The paper analyzes the impact of exercise training on patients' quality of life with chronic fatigue syndrome. Methods...

Excerpts from the letter: Nowadays, there are several recommendations/guidelines related to the management of long COVID-19 patient [6–10]. These guidelines target the specialist physicians, mainly pulmonologists [6], cardiologists [8], physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists [7], or a...

Abstract Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of PainReApp, an mHealth system, based on physical exercise recommendations for patients with chronic pain (low back pain, fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathic pain) based on pain intensity, quality of life, anxiety and/or depression, and sleep...

I seem to recall Hip, Cort Johnson and others taking sodium bicarbonate before exercise to help reduce PEM? Sodium bicarbonate ingestion mitigates the heat-induced hyperventilation and reduction in cerebral blood velocity during exercise in heat, 2021, Akira Katagiri et al NEW & NOTEWORTHY...

Abstract Age is associated with progressively impaired, metabolic, cardiac and vascular function, as well as reduced work/exercise capacity, mobility, and hence quality of life. Exercise exhibit positive effects on age-related dysfunctions and diseases. However, for a variety of reasons many...

Differential Effects of Exercise on fMRI of the Midbrain Ascending Arousal Network Nuclei in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Gulf War Illness (GWI) in a Model of Postexertional Malaise (PEM) preprint Abstract Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic...

I thought this was particuarly interesting that he says he was given 'the wrong advice' and told it was ok to train when he was still sick, and which meant he was sick for much longer. There is also a clear distinction between a) the original virus, and b) his depression. He also makes the...

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/6/682 C. (Linda) M. C. van Campen Frans C. Visser Abstract Introduction: Multiple studies have shown that peak oxygen consumption is reduced in the majority of ME/CFS patients, using the golden standard for measuring exercise intolerance: cardiopulmonary...

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2583111/ Abstract Complement activation resulting in significant increases of C4a split product may be a marker of postexertional malaise in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). This study focused on identification of the transcriptional...

Published in 2003 https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(03)01546-X/fulltext Abstract Background: A need exists to identify biological markers in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Objective: To use an exercise and/or allergen challenge to induce the symptoms of CFS and to identify a...