“The recommendation of graded exercise has caused untold physical damage to thousands of people. In fact, a 2018 survey found that 89% of ME sufferers experienced worsened symptoms after increasing activity. If graded exercise were a drug, it would have lost its licence.” ExerciseChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsMe Cfs QuotesGraded Exercise TherapyBad SciencePace TrialStopget Author:Carol Monaghan
“The psychological view of ME led to the controversial and now debunked PACE trial—PACE is “Pacing, graded Activity, and Cognitive behaviour therapy; a randomised Evaluation”... As the trial progressed and the results did not meet the authors’ expectations, they simply lowered the threshold to define improvement. In some cases, those whose condition had deteriorated were classed as “recovered”. That is simply not good science.” FraudChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe Cfs QuotesBad SciencePace TrialDebunked Author:Carol Monaghan
“Many who were able to walk when they embarked on a course of graded exercise dropped out of the treatment in wheelchairs or bedbound.” ExerciseChronic Fatigue SyndromeMyalgic EncephalomyelitisMe CfsMe Cfs QuotesGraded Exercise TherapyPace TrialStopget Author:Carol Monaghan