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You are here: Home / Articles / Exercise Therapy May Take the ‘Tired’ Out of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Exercise Therapy May Take the ‘Tired’ Out of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

August 29, 2016 • By Lara C. Pullen, PhD

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The authors note in their review that the effectiveness of exercise therapy is likely to be dependent on how the training is conducted. They, thus, call for randomized trials to better determine what types, duration and intensity of exercise interventions are most beneficial for patients with CFS.

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Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

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  1. Edmonds M, McGuire H, Price JR. Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004 Jul 19. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003200.pub2.
  2. Larun L, Brurberg KG, Odgaard-Jensen J, et al. Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jun 24;6:CD003200. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003200.pub5.

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Filed Under: Conditions, Research Reviews Tagged With: chronic fatigue syndrome, Exercise, exercise therpy

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