Physios For ME

New Survey now out: experiences of people with ME and Long Covid with hyperbaric oxygen / oxygen therapy.

Please share widely.

For all the info and survey link, head on over to

www.physiosforme.com/o2survey

A weekend team catch-up is a great way to touch base, find out all the projects we've been involved with individually, and set up our new team endeavour: watch this space 👀

We've just published a pre-Christmas update on our work over the last few months.

Wishing everyone a peaceful break and see you all again in the new year 💜

www.physiosforme.com/post/a-chris...

111 responses in one week. Thank you all. Responses from over 20 professions. A few professions not reached yet - Dentist, Chiropodist/podiatrist, Hearing aid practitioner,
Orthoptist, Paramedic, Radiographer. Please share widely thx @physiosforme.bsky.social

www.physiosforme.com/hcpwithmesur...

Red Leaves and Messages of Hope @ Chester Cathedral By Jo and Nick Greer

theredtreeandme.substack.com/p/red-leaves... Huge thanks to all the ME/CFS scientists & clinicians from around the world for the messages of hope given to #TheRedTreeandME for people with ME @chestercathedral.bsky.social @cgatist.bsky.social

🚨New survey alert 🚨

The experiences of healthcare professionals living with Long COVID (with PEM) and/or ME

All information can be found on the landing page here.

www.physiosforme.com/hcpwithmesur...

Further information on our newest paper can be found here:

physiosforme.com/hr-monitor-p...

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We worked with a great team:
@sunsopeningband.bsky.social Harry Leeming and patient experts. Collaboration with the ME community has been central to all our research projects - we learn from the best!

89% were still using heart rate monitors after 8 weeks, and 66% after 6 months.

No significant drop in activity level after the introduction of heart rate monitors, which appears to contradict concerns that this method of pacing will cause people to become over cautious.

(3)

As this is a feasibility study, no conclusions can be drawn about the data itself; the outcome is whether this protocol is feasible.

Key points found:

The protocol (using home-based testing) was feasible with no adverse events

(2)

We've had another study published 🥳

"Pacing with a heart rate monitor for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID: a feasibility study"

Open access link here. Summary below (1)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I will try and see what I can find out tomorrow when I can log in 🧐

Pleased to have assisted @thecsp.bsky.social to write this piece for their magazine, which goes out to all chartered physiotherapists in the UK.

Severe ME is particularly challenging because even your physical presence with a patient may cause worsening symptoms.

Physios can have a role in pain and posture management but this must be from a place of understanding of the condition.

@thecsp.bsky.social

It is #SevereMEDay

Physios in any specialism may meet people (adults or children) with severe ME during a hospital admission.

We can play a key role in education of other health professionals, to advocate for safe management and care

@thecsp.bsky.social

www.physiosforme.com/severe-me

Just saw this in the physio frontline journal! All advocacy is important however small! Thanks @thecsp.bsky.social @physiosforme.bsky.social

YouTube video by Norges ME-forening - Rogaland Fylkeslag Michelle Bull - Living with ME/CFS and Long Covid - Managing symptoms (Norwegian subtitles)

youtu.be/vv0pUwoF9J0?si…
Well done @michelleb4.bsky.social you represented @physiosforme.bsky.social so well. Some great #ME talks, well done all at the ME/CFS conference, digging deeper - Norway.

One of us is an avid player of lawn bowls
One of us attends a punk/rock festival annually
One of us has published four horror novels
One of us goes to France every year to cycle up mountains (slowly)

We celebrate our six year anniversary It is now six years since the formation of Physios for ME, when four physiotherapists with a shared goal – to improve physiotherapy care for people with ME – got together online, gave ourselves a name...

It's our six year anniversary!

To celebrate, the four of us spent a lovely weekend together, plotting and planning what our seventh year will look like.

You can read a whole recap of our year in our latest blog post here
www.physiosforme.com/post/we-cele...

Well done for @claguenjc36.bsky.social for getting 3 abstracts accepted at @thecsp.bsky.social conference. Taking every opportunity to educate physios in the care and management of people with #ME

Feel very privileged to have spent time with @putrinolab.bsky.social & others in the last week discussing actual evidence based robust science relating to ME and Long Covid. There is no room for this sort of nonsense @bmj_latest

You might need to try this link instead

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Finally, on #MEAwarenessDay we'd like to emphasize the importance of learning about ME to physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals

And to #pwME we'd like to offer our continued support and let you know that you have a dedicated team on your side 💜

And of course here's some information about our book, which provides more detailed evidence based material to help you understand more about safe management of people with ME

#MEAwarenessDay

www.physiosforme.com/our-book

Here are seven slides that give a basic overview of ME and relevant issues for health professionals

#MEAwarenessDay

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Here is a one page handout to help identify areas of any practice that might need to be adapted to work safely with people with ME

physiosforme.com/onesheetprinto…

#MEAwarenessDay

On #MEAwarenessDay we encourage all physiotherapists and other allied health professionals to take a moment to learn about this condition, as it is relevant no matter what speciality you work in.

We have some resources to help...

@thecsp.bsky.social @thercot.bsky.social

World ME Day 2025 Today is World ME Day. Physios for ME continue to strive for improved awareness, education and care for people with ME, and we've had a busy few months.We are proud to support the There for ME campaig...

Today is #MEAwarenessDay

We've published a blog with some updates of our recent activities.

www.physiosforme.com/post/world-m...