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Fibromyalgia is a common health problem that causes widespread pain and tenderness (sensitive to touch). The pain and tenderness tend to come and go, and move about the body. Most often, people with this chronic (long-term) illness are fatigued (very tired) and have sleep problems. It can be hard to diagnose fibromyalgia.

FAST FACTS
Fibromyalgia affects two to four percent of people, mostly women.

Doctors diagnose fibromyalgia based on all the patient's relevant symptoms (what you feel), no longer just on the number of tender points.

There is no test to detect this disease, but you may need lab tests or X-rays to rule out other health problems.

Though there is no cure, medications can relieve symptoms.

Patients also may feel better with proper self-care, such as exercise and getting enough sleep.

WHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic health problem that causes pain all over the body and other symptoms. Other symptoms that patients most often have are:

Tenderness to touch or pressure affecting joints and muscles

Fatigue

Sleep problems (waking up unrefreshed)

Problems with memory or thinking clearly

Some patients also may have:

Depression or anxiety

Migraine or tension headaches

Digestive problems: irritable bowel syndrome (commonly called IBS) or gastroesophageal reflux disease (often referred to as GERD)

Irritable or overactive bladder

Pelvic pain

Temporomandibular disorder—often called TMJ (a set of symptoms including face or jaw pain, jaw clicking and ringing in the ears)

Symptoms of fibromyalgia and its related problems can vary in intensity, and will wax and wane over time. Stress often worsens the symptoms.

WHAT CAUSES FIBROMYALGIA?
The causes of fibromyalgia are unclear. They may be different in different people. Fibromyalgia may run in families. There likely are certain genes that can make people more prone to getting fibromyalgia and the other health problems that can occur with it. Genes alone, though, do not cause fibromyalgia.

There is most often some triggering factor that sets off fibromyalgia. It may be spine problems, arthritis, injury, or other type of physical stress. Emotional stress also may trigger this illness. The result is a change in the way the body "talks" with the spinal cord and brain. Levels of brain chemicals and proteins may change. For the person with fibromyalgia, it is as though the "volume control" is turned up too high in the brain's pain processing centers.

WHO GETS FIBROMYALGIA?
Fibromyalgia is most common in women, though it can occur in men. It most often starts in middle adulthood, but can occur in the teen years and in old age. Younger children can also develop widespread body pain and fatigue.

You are at higher risk for fibromyalgia if you have a rheumatic disease (health problem that affects the joints, muscles and bones). These include osteoarthritis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis.

HOW IS FIBROMYALGIA DIAGNOSED?
A doctor will suspect fibromyalgia based on your symptoms. Doctors used to require that you have tenderness to pressure or tender points at a specific number of certain spots before saying you have fibromyalgia. This is no longer the case. Your doctor may still look for tender points, but they are not required to make the diagnosis (see the Box). A physical exam can be helpful to detect tenderness and to exclude other causes of muscle pain.

There are no diagnostic tests (such as X-rays or blood tests) for this problem. Yet, you may need tests to rule out another health problem that can be confused with fibromyalgia.

Because widespread pain is the main feature of fibromyalgia, health care providers will ask you to describe your pain. This may help tell the difference between fibromyalgia and other diseases with similar symptoms. For instance, hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid gland) and polymyalgia rheumatica sometimes mimic fibromyalgia. Yet, certain blood tests can tell if you have either of these problems. Sometimes, fibromyalgia is confused with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. But, again, there is a difference in the symptoms, physical findings and blood tests that will help your health care provider detect these health problems. Unlike fibromyalgia, these rheumatic diseases cause inflammation in the joints and tissues.

Criteria Needed for a Fibromyalgia Diagnosis

1. Pain and symptoms over the past week, based on the total of:

Number of painful areas out of 18 parts of the body (see image)

Plus level of severity of these symptoms:

Fatigue

Waking unrefreshed

Cognitive (memory or thought) problems

Plus number of other general physical symptoms:

2. Symptoms lasting at least three months at a similar level

3. No other health problem that would explain the pain and other symptoms

Source: American College of Rheumatology, 2010

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What an amazing new class at An Riocht. Improve your core strength, balance and flexibility in this 45min class. Thursdays at 08.30pm.

***BRAND NEW CLASS***

Core N' Roll is starting 8th September and it's gonna be a super one!!

45 mins of high intensity, challenging, ab blasting and core strength. Plus, thrown in the mix is foam rolling that improves core strength, balance and flexibility.

Who knows, maybe they could be combined?! You're just going to have to wait and see ;)

As places are limited with this special new class ensure to book your place and your foam roller. Call or PM us to book :D

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Sports massage and it's benifits

Three Key Principles of Sports Massage What Is Sports Massage? I am always amazed when I travel around the country and ask massage therapists who advertise sports massage to define it. While visiting a spa in the Orlando, Fla., area, I saw sports massage listed on the spa

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It's vital our children develop a supportive foundation to allow their muscles and bones to grow adequately. If you see your child tripping over or not keeping up with their friends see your Podiatrist for a full biomechanical assessment.

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Possible Causes of Muscle Cramps:

•Poor blood circulation in the legs
•Overexertion of the calf muscles while exercising
•Insufficient stretching before exercise
• Exercising in the heat
•Muscle fatigue
• Dehydration
• Magnesium and/or potassium deficiency
• Calcium deficiency in pregnant women
•Malfunctioning nerves, which could be caused by a problem such as a spinal cord injury or pinched nerve in the neck or back

Treatment of a Muscle Spasm/Cramps:

When muscle cramps occur, there are several things you can do to help ease them, such as massaging, stretching , or icing the muscle, warming the muscle, or taking a bath with Epsom salt.

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Trigger Point Therapy - So What Are The Benefits of Stretching? Read Today's Blog

The AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) states that research shows that in relation to exercise and athletic participation, massage can do the following:
Reduce muscle tension
Help athletes monitor muscle tone
Promote relaxation
Increase range of motion
Decrease muscle stiffness and soreness after exercise
Enhance athletic performance
Help prevent injuries when massage is received regularly

This is a nice read on the benefits of massage for athletes.

http://www.healthfitnessmag.com/Health-Fitness-Magazine/February-2013/Benefits-Of-Massage-For-Athletes/

Benefits Of Massage For Athletes - Health & Fitness Magazine - February 2013 Professional athletes have been reaping the benefits of massage for years. Now, amateur athletes are quickly jumping on the massage bandwagon.

WHAT ARE TRIGGER POINTS? Our bodies are covered with a layer of soft tissue called fascia. The fascia that covers our muscles is called myofascia. When the myofascia is stressed from trauma or overuse it can tear and adhere back together. These adhesions are called "trigger points" and can prevent the muscles from working well.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Trigger points cause muscle stiffness and tenderness. They also decrease our range of motion. In addition to this they can also cause referring pain.

TREATMENT? Neuromuscular therapy is a form of deep tissue massage in which digital pressure is used to release areas of strain in the muscle. The areas of strain are called trigger points and are the cause of muscular pain symptoms.

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What is Fascia?
Fascia is tough connective tissue that creates a 3-dimensional web extending without interruption from head to toe. Fascia surrounds and infuses every muscle, bone, nerve, blood vessel, and organ, all the way down to the cellular level.

The fascial system affects every system and function in your body- musculoskeletal, neurological, metabolic, etc. The white, glistening fibers you see when you pull a piece of meat apart or when you pull chicken skin away is fascia.

What is Fascia made of ?
Fascia consists of a complex which has three parts:
1. Elastin fibers - This is the elastic and stretchable part of the complex.

2. Collagen fibers - These fibers are extremely tough and give support to the
structure.

3. Ground substance/matrix: A gelatinous like substance that transports metabolic
material throughout the body

What does fascia do?
The fascial system generally supports, stabilizes, and cushions. Fascia creates separation between vessels, organs, bones, and muscles. It creates space through which delicate nerves, blood vessels, and fluids can pass.

What are Fascial Restrictions?
In a healthy state, the collagen fibers wrap around the elastic fibers in a relaxed, wavy configuration. Trauma, repetitive motion, inflammation, or poor posture can cause the fascia to become solidified and shortened. These thickened areas are referred to as a fascial restriction. Fascial restrictions have the capacity of creating up to 2,000 pounds of pressure per square inch in a restricted area. That crushing pressure can compromise any physiological system in the body resulting in pain and dysfunction.

The fascia throughout the body is all interconnected like the yarn in a sweater or a complex spider web. A restriction in one area of the body creates tension throughout this web pulling on other distant structures. This explains why some people may have pain that appears unrelated to their original injury. Furthermore, myofascial restrictions do not show up on common standardized tests such as x-rays, MRI, CAT scans, etc..

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Define: Protective Muscle Spasm:

A sustained involuntary muscle contraction that occurs after injury to the muscle as a protective mechanism to prevent further movement. Such spasms commonly result in muscle stiffness.

Define: Protective Muscle Spasm:
A sustained involuntary muscle contraction that occurs after injury to the muscle as a protective mechanism to prevent further movement. Such spasms commonly result in muscle stiffness.

The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
Excerpts from Art Anatomy, by William Rimmer

For all of you that are back training, don't forget the importance of having regular deep tissue massage treatments;

Helps prevent injuries

Helps athletes monitor muscle tone

Reduces muscle tension

Promotes relaxation

Increases range of motion

Decreases muscle stiffness and soreness after exercise

Enhances athletic performance

Sports Massage helps speed up the healing of over worked muscles and reduces recovery time. This helps to increase your overall performance potential.