Pacing Resources

1. Hazel Crossley a former NHS OT has made several short videos on pacing: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXOGcuWK-EbiedtjXaT8VWA

2. Series of videos from Sheffield Hallam CRESTA team

Video 1 - https://youtu.be/CIpXGB-8DWI An introduction to the CRESTA team and fatigue

Video 2 - https://youtu.be/hIGYdjcZi7M Managing your energy and daily activity

Video 3 - https://youtu.be/nIcOVUqQMfI Looking after yourself during your recovery

Video 4: - https://youtu.be/HNFfrVUpdK0 Activity and fatigue

Video 5: - https://youtu.be/6FueYwVeI3w Question & Answer session on common issues for Covid-19 recovery

3. This is a useful leaflet from the Royal College of OTs: https://www.rcot.co.uk/conserving-energy

4. A useful information leaflet from Torbay and South Devon: https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/uploads/25614.pdf

5. A useful and easy to read book explaining pacing: Classic Pacing for ME by Ingeborg Dahl

6. http://www.cfsselfhelp.org/

7. https://meassociation.org.uk/

8. Physios4ME have useful info, including a video on using HR monitoring to avoid PEM and fatigue: https://www.physiosforme.com https://www.physiosforme.com/heart-rate-monitoring

Further Resources
Homerton UH (June, 2020) Post COVID-19 Patient information pack –Helping you to recover and manage your symptoms following COVID-19. Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Available from: https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Post-COVID-19-information-pack-5.pdf[Accessed: 16 August 2020]RCOT (May 2020)

How to manage post-viral fatigue after COVID-19 -Practical advice for people who have recovered at home. Royal College of Occupational Therapists Available from: https://www.rcot.co.uk/how-manage-post-viral-fatigue-after-covid-19-0[Accessed: 16 August 2020]RCOT (May 2020)

MEA (May 2020) Post-viral fatigue (PVF) and Post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) following coronavirus infection. ME Association Available from: https://meassociation.org.uk/2020/04/covid-19-and-post-viral-fatigue-syndrome-by-dr-charles-shepherd-30-april-2020/[Accessed: 16 August 2020]