Two day exercise studies suggest that the exercise intolerance and post-exertional malaise or PEM found in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) may be unique.
Studies indicate that the nasal congestion and mid-facial pain found in the chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is probably not due to inflammation or mast cell activation but instead is probably caused by small nerve fiber problems and dysautonomia.
A 2-day exercise test found people with chronic fatigue syndrome get weaker after exercise while healthy people get stronger. People with ME/CFS had higher lactate levels and reduced energy production on the second exercise test while healthy controls had lower lactate levels and maintained their performance.
A four-day ME/CFS and fatigue conference “Fatigue: A Complex Diagnosis and Treatment Dilemma” is about to begin in Lexington, Kentucky – and – in what was apparently something of a last minute decision – the producers of the conference...
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