ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org ยท Jun 3

Some argue that these negative results are due to using the Fukuda criteria. ๐Ÿ‘‡ Yet, many previous 2-day CPET studies that reported significant effects also used the Fukuda criteria as inclusion. See an overview here: s4me.info/threads/card...

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Ona Albizu - PhD MSc BD ยท Jun 3

So "they" now have n=1 paper that will be cited 24/7 to dismiss the thousands of research articles about two day CPET. Weird enough through decades of illness, no clinician showed interest in those studies. I'm afraid I will be confronted to this new one pretty soon.

@baszkom.bsky.social ยท Jun 3

Whereas I argue the negative results are due to Natelson having a long history of psychologising MECFS and the numerous patient accounts of him suggesting CBT and GET as treatment.