John H Wolfe
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I see, well personally I would be inclined to get a professional opinion before discounting the possibility that such abnormalities exist completely - not that I am advising you, specifically, to do so, nor that you're not a good judge or osteos are infallible!No - never had cause to, and I am 60!
Hypermobility is one risk factor for neuromuscular tension yesI gather that you are talking about hypermobility
I don't so much myself either, except for clicky joints and perhaps other mild signs that I'm unaware ofI don't have any evidence of that either
Until I started experimenting with nerve mobilisation techniques my sleep was pretty decent in terms of getting off to sleep, remaining asleep, not being conscious of having disturbed sleep, and being able to get upI also sleep pretty well after switching to a gluten-free, low-sugar, low-grain diet plus certain supplements, albeit with a little help from mild sedatives
However, there remained that quality of un-refreshing sleep ~ it not having the rejuvenating effect that it should, and feeling physically/cognitively sluggish and irritable in the AM, often waking with a bad head (low grade headache, tired eyes). I wonder how this compares to your experience with sleep?
I focused on gastrointestinal disorder as a possible primary source of key symptoms associated with ME/CFS at one stage, and I too have seen the benefits of a more regimented dietary regimeMy own feeling is that my ME originates in the gut, especially as I had IBS on and off for decades before, and especially bad just prior to developing ME, plus the many benefits experienced from the new diet.
However I am now fairly convinced that gastrointestinal disorders are secondary to a problem of insidious mounting 'background' chronic neural sensitisation in the context of various predisposing (genetic) factors (that gastrointestinal disorder associated with ME/CFS is of course also influenced by) e.g.
"..pro-inflammatory immunomodulation, compromised cellular energy production, stress tolerance thresholds, cognitive and memory function, sleep, mood, ‘fight or flight’ sympathetic response, neurotransmitter regulation, and potentially elevated neuroexcitation and neuroinflammatory responses" - Draft hypothesis article