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http://www.meassociation.org.uk/201...-dr-mark-porter-in-the-times-26-january-2016/
The Times cashes in on the Crawley ME boom. A curate's egg, but some predictable bollocks here.
Porter doesn't look like a doctrinaire first class fool by any means, but when some of the more questionable assertions are issued from the authority of a doctor's mouth, they do make everyone's lives that little bit more difficult.
The Times cashes in on the Crawley ME boom. A curate's egg, but some predictable bollocks here.
Hmmmm...Time is a great healer and the outlook for most people is good — as many as nine out of ten children and half of all adults will make a full recovery — but incorrect management can prolong the illness. And it is easy to get it wrong because some of the strategies are counterintuitive. This is what I tell my patients.
This could be worse, but gives the impression that regular increases are to be expected, rather than cautiously trying to do a bit more when you feel better. At least he admits that you can overdo it.Remember that activity is both physical and mental exertion, so include things like working on the computer, homework, housework, commuting, etc. Once you have got the hang of pacing yourself, you can try gradually increasing your activity level week by week. If your symptoms worsen then you are overdoing it and you need to cut back.
Again, not bad, but not really engaging with how sick some patients are likely to be.Regular rest and sleep are important too. Try to have five minutes rest every hour throughout the day. Don’t doze, just lie down and chill out (reading or watching your favourite TV programme don’t count as proper rest).
Yup, fighting through exhaustion is always a winner. I think sleep hygiene is perhaps the most pointless and tedious form of 'management' I've ever come across.And while it may be tempting to take to your bed if you feel tired, too much sleep can worsen fatigue. The longer you spend in bed the less recuperative your sleep is likely to be. Adults should limit their sleep to no more than seven to eight hours a night and children should be limited to what is normal for their peers (up to nine or ten hours for younger children). This may mean staying up even when you feel washed out, and setting your alarm to get up in the morning even when you feel like a lie-in.
Curious (and positive) that he restricts use of CBT to secondary depression. But seems to show no understanding that it's likely to be used to redefine 'sickness beliefs', etcLast, never ignore the psychological repercussions of CFS — feeling awful for months on end will dampen the spirits of the hardiest person and is likely to accentuate their symptoms. Psychotherapy (cognitive behavioural therapy) can work wonders for some people, but will be of no benefit to others.
Porter doesn't look like a doctrinaire first class fool by any means, but when some of the more questionable assertions are issued from the authority of a doctor's mouth, they do make everyone's lives that little bit more difficult.
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