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  1. Phoenix Rising Articles

    Article When Pain is a Part of Your Crash: Insights From Research

    When Pain is a Part of Your Crash: Insights From Research For some people, pain is a significant component of their crashes. Image by vaxZine from Flickr, licensed CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. By Bronc Late last year Dr. Dane Cook, along with Dr. Jacob Lindheimer and colleagues, published a systematic...
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    Cardiopulmonary, metabolic, and perceptual responses during exercise in ME/CFS: A Multi-site Clinical Assessment of ME/CFS sub-study (Cook et al 2022)

    Cardiopulmonary, metabolic, and perceptual responses during exercise in ME/CFS: A Multi-site Clinical Assessment of ME/CFS sub-study (Cook et al., 2022) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265315 A study that provides more evidence of exercise intolerance in ME, and evidence that this...
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    Pain-related post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: A systematic review and three-level meta-analysis (Barhorst et al., 2021)

    Pain-related post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia: A systematic review and three-level meta-analysis (Barhorst et al., 2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnab308 Excerpt: