The Sheffield Talk on Fibromyalgia
(My apologies for those who got two email blasts. I’m not sure how that happened.) In this hour plus Q&A with Sheffield ME and Fibromyalgia Group I got to blab about hot topics in fibromyalgia research, hope for future treatments, how chronic fatigue...
Could ME/CFS be a Chronic, Ongoing Brain and Spinal Cord Injury – That is Exacerbated by Exertion?
(Jeff Wood’s remarkable recovery following spinal surgery to correct craniocervical instability (CCI) and tethered cord shocked the ME/CFS community. It’s safe to say that almost no one saw that coming. In this piece Jeff – the former ME/CFS patient who started all...
Does Intracranial Hypertension Run Rampant in Fibromyalgia, ME/CFS and Migraine?
Studies suggest that a different form of intracranial hypertension may be common in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia and migraine. After digging around several times, the doctor was able to access my spinal fluid and get a sample and I was able to stop...
Under Pressure: Large Spinal Study Finds Intracranial Hypertension Common in ME/CFS
The first large study examines spinal issues in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). A couple of years ago, there was hardly any discussion of spinal issues in ME/CFS. It’s become clear, though, that spinal issues are present in some patients and can even, in some...
Pressure Building? Study Suggests Cerebral Spinal Fluid Pressure May Be Causing Problems in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
“Is it possible, then, that chronic fatigue syndrome represents an incomplete form of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)?” Higgins et al. “Your lumbar pressure is high” I remember Dr. Baraniuk commenting as a doctor started removing my...Lives Interrupted Latest Story
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