Posts Tagged ‘living with chronic illness’
May Education Meeting: Bateman Horne Center Beyond 2020
Please join us Wednesday, May 1 @ 6pm MDT for an inside look at the current and future role of the Bateman Horne Center in the battle to disrupt disbelief that ME/CFS patients everywhere experience. Dr. Lucinda Bateman, Dr. Suzanne Vernon, and Executive Director, Rob Ence, MBA, will provide insight into our evolving model as…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Neuroscience of Pain
Please join BHC and our community for our February Education Meeting, “Pain Wars: Understanding the Neuroscience of Pain” with Dr. Matthew Nelson PT, DPT, TPS. In an easy to understand and fun approach, Dr. Nelson will explain and discuss the neuroscience of pain, and how physical therapy can play a role in treating pain for…
Read MoreWhat’s Next for the ME/CFS Clinician Coalition?
On March 15-16, leading ME/CFS clinicians from across the United States gathered in Salt Lake City for the second annual ME/CFS Expert Clinician Summit. The goal of this summit was to grow the collaborative network of disease experts, identify ways to expand their ranks and improve the clinical care of patients with ME/CFS, and accelerate…
Read MoreBHC Participates in NIH-Sponsored ME/CFS Meeting
The NIH will host 3 days of meetings focusing on ME/CFS research. The meeting on April 3 is titled, “Thinking the Future: A Workshop for Young Early Career ME/CFS Investigators”. This is followed on April 4–5 with a meeting titled, “Accelerating Research on ME/CFS”. The presentations for this meeting will be given by the veteran…
Read MorePelvic Health and Chronic Illness
We were pleased to host Dr. Lauren Johnson—Doctor of Physical Therapy and current Director of the Pelvic Physical Therapy and Wellness Clinic in the Salt Lake City, Utah for our March Education Meeting. In this presentation, Dr. Johnson taught about pelvic health, how pelvic symptoms relate to ME/CFS and fibromyalgia symptoms, and how professionals can…
Read MoreMarch Education Meeting: Getting to the Bottom of Pelvic Health
Please join BHC for our March Education Meeting, “Getting to the Bottom of Pelvic Health” with Dr. Lauren Nelson. Lauren Johnson, PT, DPT is a board certified and licensed doctor of physical therapy, currently the Director of Pelvic Physical Therapy and Wellness. Lauren serves as a board member of the University of Utah’s Student-run Pro…
Read MoreBateman Horne Center’s Journey
Dr. Bateman delivers an update on the progress and impact BHC has made in the last five years as a 501 (c)3 nonprofit dedicated to those suffering from ME/CFS and FM. She updates the community on our move towards a multi-specialty clinic and a teaching institution.
Read MoreFatigue, Pain and Sexual Health
Navigating intimacy with your partner can be hard enough without the added stressors of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia. We realize that discussing intimacy and sex may be taboo for some, but are nevertheless integral in a holistic view of health for every individual. We urge you to begin to break apart this taboo if it exists…
Read MoreEmpowerment Through Preparation
Living with ME/CFS or fibromyalgia, important, energy consuming events can be absolutely overwhelming and impossible. In September’s education meeting, Linda Milne – a longtime patient and community member of the Bateman Horne Center – shares her knowledge about preparing for natural disasters, travel, and volunteering while living with chronic illness. Empowerment through Preparation Medical complications…
Read MoreNIH Announces Precision Medicine Initiative
Research tends to neglect ME/CFS and FM – until right now. Precision medicine is the emerging scientific idea that medical treatment can and should be maximally efficient by tailoring medicine and healthcare to individual circumstances. Current research studies, however, do not have the size and diversity necessary to produce enough statistical power for individualized treatments.…
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