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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Knowledge forms the basis to conscious and proactive disease management.
Access scientifically based, easy explained information about your disease, common symptoms, and coping strategies in our blog.
Documenting symptoms, understanding the body's signals
Symptoms are signals from the body. Systematic symptom tracking enables patients to better understand their complaints and promotes communication with doctors.
Build healthy routines with SMART goals
Routines that are aimed at SMART goals make it easier to implement healthy behaviours permanently. For this reason, routines and SMART goals are also important in disease management.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs for short, are analgesics that are used to relieve pain, inflammation, and fever.
What is an analgesic?
Analgesics are medicines that are used to reduce or relieve pain. Analgesics can be differentiated according to their potency, site of action and chemical structure.
What is fatigue?
Fatigue describes a state of intense and prolonged exhaustion that can manifest on physical and mental levels. Fatigue can occur as a symptom of various diseases or as an independent syndrome.
Cortisone - effect and side effects
Cortisone is the inactive precursor of the hormone cortisol. For medical purposes, cortisone is used for rheumatic diseases, allergies, asthma, inflammatory skin diseases and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.
Melatonin - the sleep hormone
Melatonin is a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. The main role of melatonin is to signal to the body when it is time to sleep. As a medication, it can help alleviate sleep problems.
Cortisol - More than just the stress hormone
Cortisol is a versatile hormone that fulfils numerous vital functions in the body, including stress response, metabilic functions, sleep-wake-rhythm, blood pressure and immune functions.
The circadian rhythm: a human clock
The circadian rhythm is a fundamental biological process that influences important biological processes such as the sleep-wake cycle, hormone production, body temperature and metabolic processes.
The bio-psycho-social model
Health and illness are influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. The bio-psycho-social model is a holistic approach that takes into account the interrelationships between these factors.
Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM)
Even minor physical, cognitive or emotional activity can trigger PEM, which manifests itself with symptoms immediately or even 12-72 hours after a time delay.
Healthy sleep
Fall asleep, stay asleep, start the new day feeling refreshed. How healthy sleep works.
Dealing with emotions
Emotions can be overwhelming — both positively and negatively. Mindfulness, acceptance, self-care, and exercise can help you deal with them.
Understanding emotions
Self-reflection and empathy are two effective tools for understanding emotions.
What are emotions?
A feeling, an emotion - they encounter and accompany us every day. But what do you understand by emotions?
Managing fatigue in everyday work
Various strategies and a proactive approach in professional environments can help to moderate fatigue in everyday life.
Disability pension
Disability pensions provide basic benefits for people who are no longer able to work as a result of an accident or illness. However, a number of requirements must be met.
Medication intake when there is a time difference
What should you pay attention to when taking medication when traveling to another time zone?
What is pacing?
Pacing is a method that can help you deal with fatigue. Find out what pacing is and helps you to manage your energy consciously and sustainably.
What is ME/CFS?
Myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, chronic condition characterized by prolonged, extreme tiredness and a variety of other symptoms that are not alleviated by rest.
Resilience
Resilience is a psychological elasticity or tension. It describes the ability to survive difficult life situations without lasting impairment.
Long Covid vs. ME/CFS
Long Covid and ME/CFS are similar in their symptoms. Nevertheless, there are two different diseases that can severely affect those affected.
Self-efficacy: the belief in one's own abilities
Self-efficacy is the inner conviction that you can master difficult or challenging situations on your own.
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