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| | Fatigue (physical) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The word fatigue is used in everyday living to describe a range of afflictions, varying from a general state of lethargy to a specific work induced burning sensation within muscle. | | | The fundamental difference between the peripheral and central theories of fatigue is that the peripheral model of fatigue assumes failure at one or more sites in the chain that initiates muscle contraction. | | | The exact mechanisms of central fatigue are unknown although there has been a great deal of interest in the role of serotonergic pathways (Davis, 1995; Newsholme et al., 1987; Newsholme et al., 1995). |
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| | Exercise as an Intervention for Cancer-Related Fatigue |
| | Physical therapists are in a unique position to prescribe exercise as well as monitor for adverse changes in patients with cancer, in addition to being able to recognize when exercise may be unsafe in these complex patients (eg, metastasis to bone). | | | Fatigue and quality of life outcomes of exercise during cancer treatment. | | | The positive effect of exercise on CRF should underscore the need for physical therapists' involvement in the rehabilitation of patients with cancer. |
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| | Oncology Nursing Society. |
| | Fatigue, like pain, is not explained by physiologic mechanisms alone; it also must be understood as a multidimensional concept that includes physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. | | | Women experiencing fatigue, depression, pain, or sleep disturbances should be identified early, assessed frequently, and encouraged to participate in physical and psychosocial rehabilitation programs. | | | Breast cancer survivors with no past systemic adjuvant therapy had better QOL in the domains of physical functioning, physical role function, bodily pain, social functioning, and general health than those who had received systemic adjuvant therapy (chemotherapy or tamoxifen). |
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| | The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Coping With Cancer |
| | The key consideration when prescribing an exercise mode in cancer patients and survivors is acute or chronic physical impairments such as ataxia, anemia, or limited range of motion that may have resulted from surgery or adjuvant therapy (eg, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or hormone therapy). | | | Though the physical exam procedure reflects the study design, a similar protocol may be useful to physicians prescribing exercise to cancer patients. | | | Cancer patients exercise as much for psychological benefit as for physical health (45-47), and it is important to consider this aspect when prescribing exercise. |
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| | The Body: AIDS Treatment NewsMarch 20, 1998 |
| | Abnormal physical fatigue is often due to a specific system of the body malfunctioning -- for example, lung problems, heart problems, nerve problems, or muscle problems. | | | There are some patients who have fatigue for whom no specific cause will be found, but in my experience that is very much the exception rather than the rule. | | | One reason people need to think about disability is not so much that they cannot work, but that given their limited energy, they are putting all their energy into their work tasks and not having any left for day to day activities. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Fatigue |
| | Your medication may have to be adjusted to avoid this problem. | | | NIH releases statement on managing pain, depression, and fatigue in cancer. | | | For example, if you wake up in the morning rested but rapidly develop fatigue with activity, you may have an ongoing physical condition like an underactive thyroid. |
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| | The Body: A Comprehensive Look at HIV-Related Fatigue |
| | People with HIV and fatigue are encouraged to keep track of how levels of fatigue and activity and sleep patterns vary over time, and discuss any changes with their health-care providers. | | | Breitbart characterizes psychostimulant drugs as "an umbrella kind of therapy that helps you deal with fatigue of any cause." The research was published in the February 12, 2001 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. | | | Fortunately, there are several measures that people experiencing fatigue can take to improve their energy levels and overall quality of life. |
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| | AEGiS-GMHC: HIV/AIDS-Related Fatigue |
| | Patients were assessed both by self-reported description of their own condition and by clinician-rated evaluation of psychological distress, quality of life and functional ability. | | | Notably, the incidence of fatigue did not vary according to CD4 cell count, indicating that more elaborate techniques, such as viral load assays, are required to document the relationship between HIV and fatigue. | | | Massage, therapeutic touch, acupuncture and other alternative therapies that claim to restore the body's "energy balance" also may have a role to play, if only for their meditative aspects, which relieves mental tension and depression. |
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| | Fatigue |
| | Chinese medicine regards fatigue as a blockage or misalignment of qi, or energy flow, inside the human body. | | | Some individuals may also benefit from individual or family counseling or psychotherapy sessions to work through stress-related fatigue that is a result of family or social issues. | | | Patients may also be bathed in light from a color filtered light source to enhance the healing effects of the treatment. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/fatigue.jsp
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| | Fatigue |
| | Unfortunately, medications are rarely used for physical fatigue unless they specifically treat a particular physical problem like headache or muscle pain. | | | In the British study, past fatigue was linked to depression as well as a decreased sense of well-being and life satisfaction. | | | Especially for paras, fatigue also predicted future upper arm and shoulder pain and the need for both more durable medical equipment and more physical assistance from others. |
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| | National MS Society Sourcebook: Fatigue |
| | Physical therapy to learn energy-saving ways of walking (with or without assistive devices) and performing other daily tasks, and to develop a regular exercise program. | | | Ongoing studies are seeking to find an objective test that can be used as a marker for fatigue and for precise ways to measure it. | | | Occupational therapy to simplify tasks at work and home. |
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| | Fatique |
| | A common approach to this problem is by having people gradually return to work. | | | Just after a head injury, physical fatigue may be troublesome. | | | Many patients recover from nearly all of their other deficits, only to have fatigue prevent them from returning to work full time (they go back, but at a part-time level). |
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| | University of Alberta researchers offer physical evidence for chronic fatigue syndrome |
| | Obviously, both misdiagnosis and the tendency for doctors to treat these patients as if they're not really sick can be extremely distressing. | | | A University of Alberta study has verified that there is physical evidence for those who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), giving new weight to the often stigmatized and misdiagnosed disorder. | | | Research just published in the "International Journal of Psychophysiology" determined that, using independent criteria, CFS can be distinguished from depression--two disorders that share many of the same symptoms. |
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-08/uoa-uoa082304.php
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| | Fatigue |
| | Do we need to limit exercise if there is a blood pressure problem? | | | Many illnesses are associated with fatigue: anemia, heart disease, underactive thyroid, and depression are just a few of the many causes. | | | Is there such a thing as overdoing physical activity when we are 65? |
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| | Fatigue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Battle fatigue - see combat stress reaction and post-traumatic stress disorder | | | Fatigue (material) - failure by repeated stress in materials | | | This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. |
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