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"Tried to force them to exercise ... ignores all the science and evidence" This is a baseless claim, there's a Cochrane review showing exercise is beneficial.
by soudiere 3y ago
"Tried to force them to exercise ... ignores all the science and evidence"
This is a baseless claim, there's a Cochrane review showing exercise is beneficial. Pacing appears to be a common strategy, and it's exercise in of itself.
- Workaccount2 3y agoPacing is different then the kind of exercise your run of mill doc was prescribing.
- soudiere 3y agoDoctor isn't writing a prescription for exercise, they're suggesting you work towards performing more of it because the best (limited) clinical evidence we have suggests it helps.
- squidsoup 3y agoHowever, if you reach the threshold that triggers post exertional malaise, it can take weeks to get back to your original baseline, if you get back at all. Exercise can be dangerous to ME/CFS sufferers if it isn't carefully moderated.