I hate coat hanger pain with my whole heart.

I have broken my back and let me tell you bad, persistent coat hanger pain takes the cake every time.

#longcovid #mecfs #coathangerpain

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of Dr Charles Shepherd, MEA Hon. Medical Adviser. Wording - What is coat-hanger pain? Please click the link to read the answer in the Medical Matters database. Medical Matters logo, bottom right.

Medical Matters – Coat-Hanger Pain

Dr Charles Shepherd and the ME Association's other advisers answer questions from members of the MEA.   

Q: What is coat-hanger pain?
A: meassociation.org.uk/medical-matters/items/wh...

#MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #CoatHangerPain

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Like, "It's just #fibromyalgia." "It's just #SmallFiberNeuropathy." "It's just #hEDS." "It's just #migraine."

No. It's all of it, plus the pain of #dysautonomia ( #coathangerpain ) and the pain spikes from the flares. It's the systemic nerve stuff of #SmallFiberNeuropathy.

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Cartoon C followed by 'is for coat-hanger pain', With a silhouette of a person with a coat hanger across their shoulders. MEA logo bottom right.

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Smaller version of previous image. Wording reads: Coat-hanger pain is aching, cramping, or increased tension in the shoulders and neck (mimicking the shape of a coat-hanger). It can occur in conditions that affect the autonomic nervous system, such as POTS, dysautonomia, and ME/CFS.

C is for Coat-Hanger Pain. 

For more info on how to manage pain with ME/CFS, download our free literature on Pain Management: meassociation.org.uk/literature/items/pain-ma...

#MECFS #pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #PainManagement #ChronicPain #CoatHangerPain #ShoulderPain #NeckPain