The Mechanical Basis of ME
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Very severe (bedbound, unable to do basic care)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- 2022
Summary
Jeff Wood became severely bedridden with post-viral ME around 2015 and, after two years developing his "Mechanical Paradigm" theory that connective-tissue problems underlie some ME cases, reported achieving full remission. The 2022 article confirms his remission held to that point but the specific intervention (surgical or otherwise) is not spelled out on the fetched page.
What they credit
Credits Craniocervical surgery, Craniocervical fusion / tethered cord.
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