Talk:Martine McCutcheon

I removed the section about commenters of one of the youtube interviews doubting her illness because she doesn't use the words PEM. I wouldn't expect her to use the words "PEM" because: 1) it's a quick interview for entertainment purposes, and 2) if the experts helping her don't use those scientific words, she wouldn't. But if you listen to this entire interview she describes doing activity and getting knocked back and regaining the level of activity to get knocked back again. In another interview she talks about friends not understanding why you can do something one day but not the next. Both of those descriptions are a layman's explanation of PEM. I think the totality of her interviews must be assessed. Kmdenmark (talk)

post-exertional malaise (PEM) - A notable exacerbation of symptoms brought on by small physical or cognitive exertions. PEM may be referred to as a "crash" or "collapse" and can last for days or weeks. Symptoms can include cognitive impairments, muscle pain, trouble remaining upright (orthostatic intolerance), sleep abnormalities, and gastro-intestinal impairments, and others.

See post-exertional malaise.