Chronic fatigue (fatigue)

avi helps you with chronic fatigue

Around 250,000 people in this country suffer from chronic fatigue, which is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The very rare neurological disease is characterized by a persistent serious physical and mental weakness off. For up to 75 percent of those affected, this results in Incapacity to work, up to 25 percent are even bedridden. CFS is often equated with fatigue, but the terms cannot be equated. Holistic therapy can alleviate the symptoms of the disease. Our experienced doctors Accompany you here at all of our locations.

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What is chronic fatigue?

There is still no uniform definition of the clinical picture of chronic fatigue. However, most medical description attempts mention following factors:

• The symptoms have a defined beginning and do not already exist throughout life
• The symptoms are so severe that they result in a significant reduction in individual physical, emotional and social abilities and thus massively impairs the quality of life
• The symptoms are aggravated by mental or physical stress
• The symptoms cannot be explained by other physical or psychological illnesses

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When does it start to be chronic fatigue?

For a reliable diagnosis chronic fatigue must be at the same time The following three symptoms who have already existed for at least half of the duration of the illness. These are:

• a significant limitation of the ability to carry out professional, educational, social or personal activities compared to the time before the illness. This must last longer than six months and be accompanied by fatigue
• Tiredness after physical exertion (English: post-exertional malaise)
• unrestful sleep

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Additionally To this trio must at least one of the two following symptoms available:

• cognitive limitations (poor concentration, slowed thinking, memory problems)
• orthostatic intolerance (inability to maintain an upright body position for long periods of time)

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What are the causes of chronic fatigue?

The triggers of chronic fatigue are still Largely unknown. However, the disease occurs often related with the following factors on:

• previous viral diseases (infectious mononucleosis, enterovirus, dengue virus infection, Q fever, Lyme disease and Coronavirusinfection)
• Stress and severe psychological stress
• previous accident or operation
• unexplained autoimmune processes in the body

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What are the possible symptoms of chronic fatigue?

To the typical symptoms Chronic fatigue includes:

• persistent fatigue/exhaustion after and without previous physical exertion
• cognitive limitations
• orthostatic intolerance

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Chronic fatigue treatment with avi

One comprehensive exclusion diagnostics With extensive laboratory diagnostics, the first step treating your chronic fatigue. In case of uncertainty, this includes a Referral to specialist or to the hospital for a skull MRI.

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This is followed by the treatment of symptoms, which the following measures includes:

• Help for positive acceptance and understanding of the disability caused by the illness
• integrated psychosocial and somatic care
• physical activity while avoiding overload
• cognitive-behavioral methods
• treatment of other symptoms (such as sleep disorders and pain)
• in rare cases: drug treatment (such as supplementation for concomitant iron deficiency)