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Physios For ME
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We aim to educate and start conversation to stimulate new ideas in line with a biomedical approach so we can improve physiotherapy treatment for people with ME
May 16, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Our complete set of "Seven Slides for Physios" is now available on our website, with references and an accessible text-only version

The whole set is also grouped together in this thread 👇
physiosforme.com/seven-slides-f… Slide 1: What is ME and why do you need to know about it? Slide 1: What is ME and why...
May 13, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Slide 5 of our "Seven Slides for Physios": Physiotherapy Assessment of ME

Links and resources 👇

#MEAwarenessWeek #Physio #cpdicord
@thecspstudents @thecsp Further reading on considerations for visiting someone with severe ME

mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/3/…
May 12, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Slide 4: PEM, Fatigue and Diagnostic Issues

This is one area that is key for physios to understand when trying to appraise the evidence

More reading and references 👇

#MEAwarenessWeek #MEAwarenessDay
#Physio #CPD

@thecspstudents @thecsp ICC Criteria
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
May 11, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Slide 3 of our "Seven Slides for Physios": Post Exertional Malaise

References (there's a lot... and they are just a small selection) and further reading below 👇

#MEAwarenessWeek #CPD #Physio
@thecspstudents @thecsp @WorldPhysio1951 Further reading on PEM:
journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…
May 10, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Slide 2 of our "Seven Slides for Physios": How serious is ME?

References and further reading 👇

#MEAwarenessWeek #CPD #physiotalk @thecspstudents @thecsp Definitions of severity and more detailed information on ME in general can be found here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
May 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Slide 1 of our "Seven Slides for Physios": What is ME, and why do you need to know about it?

Resources and references in this thread 👇

#MEAwarenessweek #CPD #Physio
@thecsp @thecspstudents @WorldPhysio1951 Image More information and links to resources and a free CPD module for health professionals can all be found on our website:
physiosforme.com/what-is-me
Jan 31, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Awareness of post exertional malaise is so key to preventing harm and yet we are still seeing obvious ignorance from medical professionals, or missed opportunities to spread the word when prominent figures are given a platform. 🧵/1 Patient example in our inbox today: #LongCovid since March. Advice to stop-rest-pace from #pwME led to stabilised symptoms. HR Monitoring allowed yoga & small walks. (Learn more here: physiosforme.com/heart-rate-mon…) /2
Dec 16, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
We have now submitted our response to the NICE draft guidelines for ME.

The full response can be downloaded, along with a summary of our main thoughts, on our blog post here.

physiosforme.com/post/physios-f… Summary of the summary: Overall, we are pleased with the tone and content of the Draft Guideline.
Jul 25, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
This felt like a very relevant study about PEM but... no matter how much googling we did we still couldn’t fully understand it! So we asked the author directly 🙂 👇
mdpi.com/2075-4418/9/3/… During exercise or triggering that is over the patients limit they seem to get a gastrointestinal barrier leakage. This most likely is due to two separate things: 1) the ability to provide energy; and 2) GUT blood supply reduction after continued exercise.