Researchers at BHC, the University of Utah and Columbia University teamed up to publish our most recent paper, Orthostatic Challenge Causes Distinctive Symptomatic, Hemodynamic and Cognitive Responses in Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue...
Actively Recruiting long COVID Studies: What is being studied?Researchers are studying possible treatments for adults who have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) symptoms related to Long COVID. POTS causes a number of autonomic dysfunction symptoms like...
Written by a patient who participated in a BHC research study to validate a new protocol used to assess orthostatic intolerance. Here she shares what she unexpectedly learned from her NASA 10-Minute Lean Test at BHC To be perfectly honest, when I decided to...
On this page, BHC offers comprehensive resources, tools, and guidance for assisting patients with disability claims, as well as supporting the diagnosis, treatment, and management of various diseases. Diagnostic CriteriaME/CFS Diagnostic CriteriaSymptoms Supporting...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clincial care and research experience can help inform patients and healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation....
This page offers a deeper dive into the diagnostic criteria of ME/CFS, providing assessment and management tools for each of the syndrome criteria. Criteria Specific GuidanceFunctional ImpairmentPost-Exertional MalaiseUnrefreshing SleepCognitive ImpairmentOrthostatic...
On this page, BHC breaks down the diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and provides videos, handouts, and health management guidance. What is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Myalgic...
This week our paper about possible causes of brain fog in ME/CFS and Long COVID was published in Frontiers of Neuroscience. This study included a large group of ME/CFS patients, Long COVID patients, and matched healthy controls. We hypothesized that cognitive...
On this page, BHC provides relevant resource documents and forms to assist in understanding and managing these diseases. Top ResourcesDiagnostic and Treatment Guides Testing Recommendations for Suspected ME/CFS (U.S. ME/CFS Clinician Coalition 2021) ME/CFS Treatment...
On this page, BHC provides helpful tools, tips, and guidance for personal care management and successful interventions with your primary care provider. Orthostatic Intolerance10-Minute NASA Lean Test (patient instructions)10-Minute NASA Lean Test (provider...
Bateman Horne Center conducted a research study assessing hemodynamic changes in people with ME/CFS using the 10-Minute NASA Lean Test in 2018/2019. This study culminated in the scientific paper "Hemodynamics during the 10-minute NASA Lean Test: evidence of...
On this page, BHC provides resources, tools, and documentation guidance when assisting patients seeking disability claims. ME/CFS & long COVID Disability ResourcesME/CFS and FM Documenting disability in ME/CFS (Podell, Dimmock, Comerford, 2019) Medically...
BHC provides resources and programming for healthcare providers to advance timely and accurate diagnoses and treatments. On these pages, BHC delivers healthcare tools and reference materials to support these goals. Frequently Accessed Resources Care Considerations ...
This page introduces the diagnostic criteria for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), offering evidence-based guidance and links to the most accessed professional resources. Diagnosing & ManagingME/CFS Diagnostic CriteriaSymptoms Supporting...
As part of our mission, we train upcoming and current medical professionals and researchers to help be a product of change in the medical and scientific fields surrounding these illnesses. This month we hear from Melanie Hoppers, MD. I am...
A Simple Way to Assess Orthostatic Intolerance On June 7, 2017, at the monthly BHC Education Meeting, Pelle Wall, BHC Research Coordinator, reviewed the procedure and shared information about the research underway. [embedyt]...
In this month’s education meeting we were delighted to hear from Suzanne Vernon, PhD, research director at the Bateman Horne Center. She has raised millions of dollars for ME/CFS research resulting in over 85 published papers. Dr. Vernon presented the two-pronged...
Improved objective diagnosis and the ability to assess treatment outcomes, has made many aspects of MECFS and FM appear before my eyes. I am committed to infusing the medical community with this information to dramatically improve patient diagnosis and treatment....
NASA 10 Minute Lean Test* Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is an umbrella term used to describe abnormal autonomic nervous system response to orthostatic challenge. Orthostatic hypotension (OH), neurally mediated hypotension (NMH) [or neurogenic hypotension] and postural...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clinical care and research experience can help inform healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation, PASC, and...
Rehabilitation professionals profoundly impact the quality of life and functional independence in patients with post-exertional malaise (PEM) /post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE). This page offers short videos, resources, and handouts for patients and...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clinical care and research experience can help inform healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation, PASC, and...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clinical care and research experience can help inform healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation, PASC, and...
BHC provides expert consultation and experienced clinical care providing patients with a differential diagnosis and health management plan. On this page, BHC delivers patient resources, care options, and other patient-centered offerings. IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR BHC...
BHC provides informed educational resources and programming to improve understanding and assist with self-management. On these pages, BHC delivers specific disease content, resources for managing your care, and an extensive video library. BHC provides informed...
While there are many things we do not yet know about Long COVID, BHC's years of clincial care and research experience can help inform patients and healthcare professionals as they approach the diagnostic and managed care of those with post-viral illness presentation....
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As I think about the Bateman Horne Center (BHC) I am reminded of its mission of empowering patients, advancing research, and improving clinical care for all those impacted by ME/CFS, FM, post-viral syndromes and related conditions (msCCDs), as well as the vision of...
It's Research Week at Bateman Horne Center! This means that as part of our Mission Possible giving campaign we fill you in on why research is so important to our organization and how we are using it to improve the lives of those with ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, post-viral...
In January 2016, I cut my hair and started wearing wild socks, vowing to do so until we had a biomarker. It must have worked [!] because in 2017 BHC was included in two of the three National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded ME/CFS Collaborative Centers grants...
Lucinda Bateman, MD, is a renowned clinician, researcher, and educator. Her Johns Hopkins University Medical School training instilled an approach to care that she has employed throughout her career - the patient comes first and the unknown or unexplained does not equate to a lack of proper and compassionate care. Since starting her own practice in 2000, she has served on six boards or committees, been the principal investigator for 45 studies, authored/coauthored 40 journal articles, served as adjunct instructor and adjunct assistant professor in the University of Utah Departments of Preventative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology, and lectured around the world.