Nottinghamshire Healthcare is launching a new website that offers a resource and self help program for sufferers of Chronic Fatigue syndrome (ME), and may be of use to sufferers from fatigue in general, and from fibromyalgia.
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) causes long-term tiredness (fatigue) that affects everyday life. It does not go away with sleep or rest. CFS, also known as ME, means muscle pain and encephalomyelitis means inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Both terms are commonly used.
There is no cure for CFS, so treatment tends to focus on easing the symptoms. These include muscle pain and headaches (see Symptoms and Treatment, above).
This new site is absolutely free and has been developed by experts in this field who work for the Trust; Phillip Kinsella, a Cognitive Behavioural Specialist and Ann Childs, a Physiotherapist.
The website, fatiguefighter.org.uk, contains a self help programme as well as information on relaxation, exercise and posture. It has been developed in conjunction with Mirata, who also developed the Living Life to the Full health website. The site contains information that is of use to people suffering from ME as well as professionals in this field. The website was developed as part of a successful bid in Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s Invest to Innovate programme.
