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Emotional pain as physical pain in ME/CFS

Physical pain can be a challenging symptom on the path to recovery from ME/CFS.  In this weeks video, Alex explores how sometimes physical pain can be related to emotional pain which needs attention and care to help process. Click on the video below to watch  

What Is Tired and Wired?

This video explores the concept of being ‘tired and wired’ and its relationship to CFS/ME. Alex explains what the difference is between “normal tiredness” vs the “wired” feeling experienced as part of ME/CFS. This is often referred to as being ‘tired and wired,’ and in this short video Alex explores the impact of being wired. Click on […]

The problem with miracle recovery stories

The video below explores the area of why ‘miracle’ recovery stories inspire but can also be a source of slowing ones progress down. Alex explains what the difference is between a ‘miracle’ recovery and a sustainable recovery.  Here at the OHC we take the view that recovery is a process made up of many smaller steps that go towards achieving […]

Exercise is a conversation not a lecture in ME/CFS recovery.

In this short video Alex talks about introducing exercise into your recovery path and when this might be appropriate. One of the key points that Alex makes to treat exercise as a dialogue with your body rather than something to push through regardless. Click on the video below to view more.

Stages of Recovery and why they are critical in your roadmap to recovery

This video is an amazing insight into how the clinic team use their model of “3 Stages of Recovery” to pinpoint which treatments and protocols are going to be effective at which stages. Jess and Alex discuss the Crash stage, Tired and Wired, and Reintegration, and how patient treatment changes depending on the stage they […]

Is it really possible to fully recover from ME?

Welcome to this week’s video blog. We are really excited this week about a brand new series of videos that Alex has just recorded. The videos are in response to one of the questions most commonly asked of the clinic team, “Is it really possible to fully recover from ME?” In this series of videos, […]