Lindheimer et al Int J of Psychophysiol Jan 2020 Acute exercise does not worsen symptoms for the majority of Gulf War Veterans with Gulf War Illness Gulf War Illness Do Veterans with Gulf War Illness experience greater PEM following exercise than Veterans without ID: 919432
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Study Population
Post-Exertional Malaise in Veterans with Gulf War Illness?
Lindheimer et al.
Int J of
Psychophysiol. Jan. 2020.
Acute exercise does not worsen symptoms for the majority of Gulf War Veterans with Gulf War Illness
Gulf War Illness
Do Veterans with Gulf War Illness experience greater PEM following exercise than Veterans without?
Headache
Chronic Pain
Irritable Bowel
Dizziness
Rashes
Lethargy
Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM)
∙Pain
∙Fatigue
∙Cognitive issues, etc. after physical or mental exertion.
Gulf War Illness is a chronic, multi-symptom illness that affects between 175,000 to 250,000 American Gulf War Veterans.
Mood, pain and gulf war illness symptoms were measured pre-, post-, and 24-hours post exercise.
Not all GWI Veterans have significant worsening of symptoms
GWI
Veterans
Non- GWI
Veterans