Are long Covid and ME linked? An Olympic rower is trying to find out ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/…

Weekend #CPD kickstarted with a great blog post from ME/CFS Skeptic about deconditioning x.com/mecfsskeptic/s… Reassuring to read that recovery is not protracted post bed rest when reading this post knee surgery. Important reminder that ME/CFS is not deconditioning and ..1/2

A year ago today (after much hard work) our book was published. We've heard many accounts of people sharing it with their physios and positive feedback from lots of different professions. You can find out all the info on the book at our blog post physiosforme.com/post/our-book-…

A good example of how physio for people living with ME can help. You can find out more here physiosforme.com/physio-managem…

In PEM after 15-20 min laptop time working on PIP form two days ago. Presumably, that laptop time pushed me over the anaerobic threshold & caused damage. Muscles hurt all over, hands weak and painful, hard to chew and swallow. Decided to check my lactate #TheAcidTest

For context, a blood lactate of 4.5 is something I'd expect to see after running a solid 5k, at speed. Having this triggered by just doing paperwork is about the best example I can think of that something has gone terribly wrong in the basic biological machinery of life.

Great piece on BBC Breakfast Physios if you want to know more about working with people with ME visit our Physios For ME website Important to recognise that the type of pacing that is needed for people with ME is different to our usual approach physiosforme.com/resources-for-… Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Help the British Psychological Society develop good practice guidelines for ME/CFS meassociation.org.uk/6dso We are looking for people with ME/CFS and their carers to give their opinions about creating some new ME/CFS good practice guidelines for psychologists. These guidelines are

Thank you to those #pwme who have emailed so far we have had a tremendous response in the last 10 hours. We will respond as quickly as we can to all of you. Keep emailing if you're interested. As always the #ME community is amazing. Thank you Physios For ME

Thank you to everyone who has contacted us so far. We've had a massive response already and it will take us a few weeks to work through and book people in, so if you've contacted us please bear with us! Recruitment remains open for now, radius is Manchester/Liverpool.

Thank you to everyone who has contacted us so far. We've had a massive response - 3 times the number we were looking for already!! As such we will have to close recruitment this evening (4th Sep). We don't want to disappoint too many.

One question during screening for our study is "what precautions should we take before entering your home?" We'll be masking anyway, but some have asked for more robust PPE, or to avoid particular scents etc. Working safely with pwME means adapting and respecting the individual

But we've been met with surprise sometimes at the question. This isn't hard as a researcher or clinician. It should be commonplace.

After many hurdles, first participant recruited. Well done KarenLesliePhysio welcome to the rollercoaster of research. Physios For ME

Any ladies out there use female urinals in bed? Any recommendations? Tips?

Looking forward to presenting this at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy annual conference, just need to find time to write it! Physios For ME