The challenges and implementations of exercise therapy for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

[Dolphin]

This came up on a Google Scholar search. I'm suspicious of it but haven't read it. It's only a blog, not a published paper. Just in case is of interest to somebody.

The challenges and implementations of exercise therapy for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

https://andreasastier.com/chronic-fatigue-syndrome/

Andréas Astier

JCU Medical Student & Degreed Pharmacist

 

[JemPD]

I skimmed it, it's grim.

But it's exactly what you would expect of a competent & compassionate med student who trusts cochrane... as he's been taught to.

 

[BruceInOz]

This came up on a Google Scholar search. I'm suspicious of it but haven't read it. It's only a blog, not a published paper. Just in case is of interest to somebody.

I don't think it will be of interest to anyone here. It is an uncritical review of the Larun et al. Cochrane review rhat sounds like it was written for a medical student assignment (and was finished just in time for the due date without time for proofreading!)

The final paragraph sums up his/her takeaway from the Larun review.

Finally, exercise therapy should not be the sole treatment for patients with CFS but rather a comprehensive treatment including education on the aetiology of the diseases, stress and psychological management, sleep hygiene and the right recommended exercise therapy.

 

[Trish]

I wrote a comment on the blog linking to Mark Vink's paper analysing Cochrane, and to Brian Hughes latest blog about 'eminence based medicine'. It hasn't appeared yet, so I assume is waiting for the blog writer to decide whether to post it.

 

[Trish]

Well, well. Sometimes taking the time to inform people pays off. The author of this blog has responded, read the material I sent him, thanked me and added a new section to the end of his essay. If you are reading this, Andreas Astier, thank you. I'm so pleased to see a medical student willing to learn like this.

 

[MEMarge]

Well done Trish.

 

[inox]

Well, well. Sometimes taking the time to inform people pays off. The author of this blog has responded, read the material I sent him, thanked me and added a new section to the end of his essay. If you are reading this, Andreas Astier, thank you. I'm so pleased to see a medical student willing to learn like this.

That's amazing, I skimmed through the blog when first posted here - it's now a very different story told.

And thank you Astier, for both beeing open to new information and helping spreading it - it's so very much needed.

I highly recommend these articles if you are interested in ME/CFS and the potential danger GET can have on a patient: