Graded Exercise is Not Good For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Says NPR (!)

[Cort]

This is the first media article I've ever seen to address the exercise question correctly. The article clearly states that regular exercise is a disaster for ME/CFS. The CDC's decision to not recommend GET anymore clearly played a role.

I think this is a ground-breaking article. Hopefully we will see more like it.

Graded exercise prescriptions "are rooted in a very controversial study, which suggests people do a much more vigorous and much more dangerous form of exercise," Klimas says. "Those guidelines have hurt a lot of people. And they were implemented all around the world."

"If a doctor sends a patient to the gym to do endurance exercise, that's going to be a disaster," Klimas says. "Doctors do that all the time, and these patients get much, much worse."

http://wbgo.org/post/people-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-more-exercise-isnt-better#stream/0

 

[Not dead yet!]

I'm quick to forgive people who show growth and change, so I applaud Jennifer McQuiston for her honesty and bravery. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Cort.