Paul Garner
@paulgarnerwoof.bsky.social
Professor emeritus (public health, infectious diseases, evidence synthesis)
NICE ME/CFS guidance BANS WALKING. Yes, @nicecomms.bsky.social let that sink in. So people NICE encourage bedrest in ME/CFS which makes people worse. "Graded Exercise Therapy", as evaluated in the excellent PACE trial, is described here: WALKING
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
NICE ME/CFS guidance BANS WALKING. Yes, @nicecomms.bsky.social let that sink in. So people NICE encourage bedrest in ME/CFS which makes people worse. "Graded Exercise Therapy", as evaluated in the excellent PACE trial, is described here: WALKING
"Chronicity rhetoric" underpins the UK NICE ME/CFS guidance. The word "recover" appears ONCE and then implies relapse. @NICEComms contributes to a discourse that creates barriers to recovery. Shame on you.
July 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Chronicity rhetoric" underpins the UK NICE ME/CFS guidance. The word "recover" appears ONCE and then implies relapse. @NICEComms contributes to a discourse that creates barriers to recovery. Shame on you.
NICE Guidance UK misleads. People with severe ME will not get better with this advice, and they are denied cognitive approaches that can help recovery
May 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
NICE Guidance UK misleads. People with severe ME will not get better with this advice, and they are denied cognitive approaches that can help recovery