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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome M.E.
Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management

By. Dr Rosamund Vallings MNZM, MB BS

A leading world specialist, Dr Vallings was awarded the Membership of the New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 2008.
Often known as ‘ME’, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat, yet its effects are profound, and often prolonged and debilitating.
Dr Rosamund Vallings has been helping those with this condition for more than 40 years. Drawing on the latest international diagnostic guidelines, she describes the process for accurate diagnosis and the difficulties entailed.
She explains the illness and how it affects the body’s many systems and functions. She also provides advice on how to cope with the disorder on a daily basis and make the necessary lifestyle changes.

Managing ME CFS
A Guide for Young People

 By. Dr Rosamund Vallings MNZM, MB BS
Foreword by Richie Barnett
If you are a young person who has just been diagnosed with ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (that’s CFS), and even if you’ve had this condition for a while, you will find a sympathetic voice in this book. Dr Vallings is a very experienced medical doctor and she has spent much of her career helping people with ME/CFS. She explains this complicated illness in a way that is easy to understand. The book is full of great suggestions for managing everyday tasks and working through the ups and downs of the illness, and there are lots of tips on how to create the best chance of recovery. Dr Vallings has even included stories from young people who are managing this illness. Her message to young people is to learn as much as you can about ME/CFS and to actively take charge of your health. As she says, ‘Only you know how you really feel.’ Anyone caring for a young person with ME/CFS will also find this book useful.

The Pocket Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME Key Facts and tips for Improved Health

 By. Dr Rosamund Vallings MNZM, MB BS
Forward by Dr Ken Jolly, MBChB, BSc, MRNZCGP
Medical Advisor to ANZMES
In 2012 Dr Rosamund Vallings wrote her first book, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management. At that time it was the most widely acknowledged, all-encompassing treatise available on CFS/ME. In 2017 Dr Vallings has now produced a condensed version of the book, omitting the complex scientific material, and with more readable accounts of the condition. The title, The Pocket Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME: Key Facts and Tips for Improved Health, says it all.
Written in simple terms, this book covers all the aspects of CFS/ME that any reader would most likely want to know. New topics include chapters on ‘The severely ill’, ‘Caring for someone with CFS/ME’, ‘The balancing act’ and ‘Current research and the way forward’. This entirely new material I found especially compelling.
CFS/ME is still poorly understood by many people, and it continues to be a difficult illness to understand. With her encyclopaedic knowledge of the condition and her ability to communicate complex medical matters easily, Dr Vallings explains and clarifies the many inconsistencies associated with CFS/ME.
Dr Vallings is New Zealand’s foremost expert on CFS/ME and in my opinion also a leading world expert in the field. She has seen over 3000 CFS/ME patients over her 40-year medical career, and attends at least two international conferences a year on the subject. Through these two arms of experience she has developed a wide understanding of the condition.
I would recommend this book for all laypeople and health professionals alike. With The Pocket Guide to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME, Dr Vallings has produced a work that will cheer and enlighten the CFS/ME community for years to come.

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