PubMed

Reading science (and surviving) 101

by Isy
December 4, 2023December 4, 2023
basics, brain care, care team, critical thinking, imp-possible, meds/drugs, neurotransmitters, perspective, PubMed, science, studies, supplements, tools and techniques, translating Medical Jargon into Plain English, what works

I wrote the start of this for a fellow spoonie today and realized it’s a good starting point for a subject most people find overwhelming:… Read More »Reading science (and surviving) 101

Excercise intolerance, the invisible vampire

by Isy
November 3, 2021November 3, 2021
activity, adaptation, basics, brainiac, imp-possible, PubMed, self-care

I’ve been walking for 2 1/4 miles 6 out of 7 days per week for a few weeks, and it stopped kicking my butt, woohoo!… Read More »Excercise intolerance, the invisible vampire

Nerdy stuff: menstruation, hormones, pregnancy, and pain

by Isy
October 17, 2019
basics, care team, CRPS knock-on effects, loved ones, neurotransmitters, PubMed, science, studies

This is a brain-dump and research-blurch I just did for a compatriot. These are issues that come up occasionally — every 28 days, for many… Read More »Nerdy stuff: menstruation, hormones, pregnancy, and pain

Of Mice, Medicine, and Malefactors

by Isy
January 7, 2015January 21, 2015
2 Comments
basics, care team, CRPS knock-on effects, Dept. of Blith. Obv., loved ones, meds/drugs, neurotransmitters, PubMed, quest for a cure, science

Older Brother and his wife, Aunt Krusty, sent me a fabulous little doohicky from a medieval town they visited. It’s a brooch of a common… Read More »Of Mice, Medicine, and Malefactors

Lovely note to start on

by Isy
June 7, 2010
PubMed, realpolitik, studies, useful links

Pisses me off that almost all the studies done on CRPS insist on recruiting subjects (that is, patients) who have only one affected limb! This… Read More »Lovely note to start on