RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Patient management of post-viral fatigue syndrome. JF British Journal of General Practice JO Br J Gen Pract FD British Journal of General Practice SP 37 OP 39 VO 40 IS 330 A1 D O Ho-Yen YR 1990 UL http://bjgp.org/content/40/330/37.abstract AB A case definition for post-viral fatigue syndrome is proposed within which various subgroups of patients exist. Any one treatment may not apply to all the subgroups. In particular, patients' experiences do not show that avoidance of exercise is maladaptive. It is proposed that the recently ill often try to exercise to fitness whereas the chronically ill have learnt to avoid exercise. Recovery is more likely to be achieved if patients learn about their illness and do not exhaust their available energy.