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    Virtual reality to rewire brain?

    Thanks for your thoughts. I have an M.E diagnosis and I’m largely housebound. I do believe it’s a true diagnosis. I’m under an nhs cfs clinic. Their approach is focused on ANS dysfunction and that this causes a maladaptive response, eg your muscles aren’t damaged from minimal exercise but the...
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    Virtual reality to rewire brain?

    Has anyone tried using a virtual reality headset to rewire the brain into accepting excercise? I have seen it used to help people to walk again after amputation or brain injuries. I’m largely housebound and unable to walk more than a few metres without PEM. I have been searching for virtual...
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    Skin tolerence to pressure

    Hi I got cfs after sepsis in 2015. Initially, I was bed bound for 3 months and developed what I presumed was the beginning of pressure sores...I'd get red circles between my knees if I slept with one leg on top of the other and red patches on the soles of my feet if I sat up in bed with the...