Talk:Energy Envelope Theory

Capitalisation?

I think this page should be called Energy envelope theory (without the two later words being capitalised) to match with the rest of the site, but I'm not sure what the rename procedure is around here so hopefully someone sees this in the avalanche of Recent changes! Jeshyr (talk)

Dr. Leonard Jason coined the term, Energy Envelope Theory, and he always capitalizes all three words. I assume that doing so brands it, making it less likely to be adulterated. Karen 8:13 EST 22 May 2018

Energy Envelope Theory A self-management tool developed and tested by Dr. Leonard Jason to reduce symptom severity and the frequency of post-exertional malaise or relapses for people with ME/CFS. According to this theory, ME/CFS patients should not expend more energy than they perceive they have, as this results in post-exertional malaise and higher disability. Instead patients are advised to stay within their energy envelope, meaning the physical limits the disease has imposed upon them. As the energy envelope theory also cautions about the dangers of under-exertion, its principles are almost identical to ‘pacing’, an activity management strategy for ME patients devised by Ellen Goudsmit in the UK.