Graded Exercise Therapy For ME/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Have you been recommended to do Graded Exercise Therapy (GET)? If you have, then approach with extreme caution. If you are unhappy with how Graded Exercise is affecting your health, it may be an idea to print a copy of the overview of the Canadian ME/CFS Guidelines here and give a copy to your doctor, highlighting the sentence that says:
I would also emphasise that the ME Association (UK) have since decided to adopt the guidelines. There's a post about it here.
Wishing you the best in health,
Claire
Editor of Sleepydust
"Externally paced "Graded Exercise Programs" or programs based on the premise that patients are misperceiving their activity limits or illness must be avoided."
-- Carruthers & van de Sande, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Clinical Case Definition and Guidelines for Medical Practitioners; An Overview of the Canadian Consensus Document --
I would also emphasise that the ME Association (UK) have since decided to adopt the guidelines. There's a post about it here.
Wishing you the best in health,
Claire
Editor of Sleepydust
