Full title: A description of the development of an innovative multi-component long COVID treatment program based on central sensitization with preliminary patient satisfaction data
Highlights
Long COVID is the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms for >3 months without an alternative diagnosis...
Abstract
To characterize the idiopathic postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), we reviewed the records of all patients aged 20 to 51 who presented to the Mayo Autonomic Reflex Laboratory and who exhibited tachycardia at rest or during head-up tilt. These patients were usually women...
I posted a link to this MEAction article in the News from Organizations section but I thought I should crosspost it here.
This year's Millions Missing campaign is called "Teach ME, Treat ME." The focus is medical education.
#MillionsMissing Week is Here: #TeachMETreatME in Action...
Abstract
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic neurologic disease often preceded by infection. There has been increased interest in ME/CFS recently because of its significant overlap with the post-COVID syndrome (long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID)...
in dire need of updating.
Judging by the editing history, a lot of the misinfo comes from the Mayo clinic.
most recently updated in Aug 19, 2021
https://www.britannica.com/science/chronic-fatigue-syndrome
Published today in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings:
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Essentials of Diagnosis and Management
Lucinda Bateman, MD, Alison C. Bested, MD, Hector F. Bonilla, MD, Bela V. Chheda, MD, Lily Chu, MD, MSHS, Jennifer M. Curtin, MD, Tania T. Dempsey, MD...
Abstract
Objective
To develop and implement criteria for description of post COVID syndrome based on analysis of patients presenting for evaluation at Mayo Clinic Rochester between November 2019 and August 2020.
Methods
A total of 465 patients with a history of testing positive for COVID-19...
Pain treatment at the NIH is under the rubric of addiction to opioids. Therefore, since alternative/integrative therapies are, according to them, shown to be helpful in alleviating some pain, surgeons at the Mayo clinic will be part of a pilot study in verbally suggesting alternative therapies...
Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia: Strategies to Take Back Your Life By A. Abril M.D. & B.K. Bruce Ph.D. L.P., Mayo Clinic Press (2019)
I have not read it but when looking for information on what Fibromyalgia is, I liked what I read.
Pg. 15
Mayo neurosurgeons saved her life, but she and her parents were unhappy with the care she was receiving in the rehabilitation unit, and they say they repeatedly asked for her to be transferred.
But they say Mayo refused to let her transfer to another hospital, even after a lawyer wrote a letter...
This thread has been formed by merging several threads about the Mayo clinic and it's approach to treating ME/CFS
Supposed treatments for ME CFS - plus overview by Mayo clinic
https://www.drugs.com/condition/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs.html
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