Menstruation and Autoimmune Disease
Researchers are finding that women with rheumatic diseases tend to experience flares around their menses (specifically the luteal and menstruation phases).
Vaginismus: What Is It and How Is It Treated?
Vaginismus is a painful disorder of the pelvic floor muscles surrounding the vagina. Involuntary contraction of these muscles results in difficulty or impossible vaginal penetration and associated pain and burning.
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Barriers to Engaging in Sexual Pleasure: The OT’s Role & Resources for People with Disabilities
Sexual pleasure can be difficult and/or feel impossible for people with disabilities. Occupational therapists have the knowledge and skills to educate, advocate, and treat the barriers to engaging in sex. It’s all within the scope of our practice.
The Role of Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration and Cerebral Misery Perfusion in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)
When there isn’t enough oxygen, the mitochondria skip the fancy processes after glycolysis (the processes that maximize the energy converted) and go straight to fermentation. This overarching respiration process is called anaerobic respiration. This can be fast…
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Disabling Trifecta of Neuroendocrine Disorder, Autonomic Dysfunction, and Autoimmune Disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis¹ (ME/CFS) is a neuroendocrine and autoimmune disease with a disabling and systemic impact (Nguyen & Wills, 2019; Wirth & Schienbenbogen, 2021). For clinical diagnosis, an individual must present with fatigue lasting at least 6 months, as well as 4 or more of the following…