NASA Lean Test: An Easy Way to Diagnose Orthostatic Intolerance in ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and POTS
The NASA Lean Test can be easily used in doctors office to diagnose orthostatic intolerance (symptoms worsen while standing) in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia
Reflections on the MEAction Blog, An Apology – and a Promise
The #MEAction post (retitled after I calmed down to “#MEAction’s Support Needed On Bill to Increase NIH Funding”), has stirred up a lot. Boy, did it stir up a lot. It was understandable; the post was, after all, composed in quite a state of heat. I...
New Faces Add Intrigue to IACFS/ME Zoom Conference on Aug 21st
It’s been four years since we’ve had an IACFS/ME conference. The NIH’s two-day ME/CFS conference – a worthy effort but not a match for a full-blown IACFS/ME conference – knocked the IACFS/ME conference off the schedule last year. Then the...
Wound up, Overheated and Tweaked: A Look at the Fibromyalgia Brain and Nervous System.
Fibromyalgia studies suggests that just about part of the pain production system has gone awry in the disease. From neurotransmitters, to twitchy small nerves, to broken gating mechanisms, to burgeoning pain centers of the brain, problems abound.Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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