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Fatigue

Fatigue is the feeling of extreme tiredness and inability to function at your normal level. Fatigue can be mental and physical.

• Physical Fatigue is where your body does not have the strength or energy to perform tasks which are normally done with ease.
• Mental fatigue is the inability to concentrate or rationalise thoughts effectively. This can affect a person’s ability to cope within the workplace and home environment.

Fatigue can cause you to become sleepy during the day, lack motivation, lowers your mood, concentration levels and affects your ability to make rational informed decisions.

What causes Fatigue?

Fatigue can be due to three main factors in a person’s life:

• Emotional – emotional stresses in life such as bereavement, work commitments, financial circumstances and family stress can cause a person to become physically and emotionally fatigued.
• Physical – physical demands such as sporting events and lack of sleep can be a main cause of physical fatigue. Conditions such as thyroid, anaemia and obesity can also have an impact on energy levels.
• Lifestyle– lifestyle stresses such as food and drink consumed, hours worked and caring responsibilities can all cause physical and mental fatigue.

Fatigue can be a short lived episode; this can be as a result of many factors some of which can include:

• Immobility – this can be due to a hospital stay or injury which reduces mobility.
• Aging – as a person ages energy levels can decrease, this can lead to the individual becoming fatigued easily.
• De-conditioning – this can be described as; when a person is physically fit and then does not train for a period of time their fitness levels decrease, therefore becoming fatigued more easily.

There is also a more chronic condition which can affect energy levels; this is known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.The symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome are:

• Decreased energy
• Minimal motivation
• Low mood
• Exhaustion
• Decreased exercise tolerance

There is no known cause for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and no cure, therefore, treatment is based on symptom management.

How can Physiotherapy help?

Physiotherapy can assist with the symptoms and management of fatigue. Our senior physiotherapists can offer treatment for you is you are suffering from fatigue.

Some of the treatments which can assist with symptom management can include:

• Increasing exercise tolerance
• Providing joint pain relief
• Lifestyle advice
• Self management strategies

What Physiotherapy treatments can be expected for fatigue?

Upon assessment, our senior physiotherapist will decide upon the most suitable treatment program for you.

This may include:

• Aerobic exercise (slow build up of exercise tolerance)
• Regular deep tissue release therapy
• Ultrasound therapy
• Radio-frequency Indiba physiotherapy
• Cold therapy
• Heat therapy
• Manual therapy
  
• Pacing activities education
• Clinical Pilates
  
• Nutritional advice
• Lifestyle advice
• Pain Management

Summary

Fatigue can affect a person’s ability to function at their previous level physically and mentally. If intervention is not implemented then the condition could deteriorate affecting their personal and professional life and relationships.

Our senior physiotherapists can offer advice, support and treatment to those who feel fatigue is affecting their life.

Please contact us to arrange an appointment.

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Patients who sustained injuries to their elbows, forearms, hands, wrists (sprains and fractures) and fingers, usually will benefit / require Hand Therapy to

1. manage and decrease hand pains
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3. increase the function of their hand following injuries or post-operations

Commonly treated hand pain injuries includes

• wrist sprains and wrist fractures
• thumb sprains, finger fractures and finger dislocations
• repetitive strain injuries such as de Quervain's tenosynovitis (mummy's thumb), carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow and more.
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Clinical Pilates is a form of physical exercise that focuses on posture, core stability, balance, control, strength, flexibility and breathing.

It is a system of safe and effective exercises, which meet specific individual needs, to treat a wide range of injuries and conditions.

You may do Pilates as matwork or with the reformer or both, and every session will be customized 100% to your fitness, injury and tolerance.

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Sports and deep tissue release massage helps to increase nutrient-rich blood flow to tired, tight and tense muscles to accelerate recovery and  shorten downtime / recovery period required.

It also prevents muscles from scar tissue micro-tears (and potential ruptures), and increases muscle performance. Having regular deep tissue and sports massage will keep your muscles healthy and fit with body/movement-confidence.

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ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES

• Craniosacral Therapy
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• Facilitated Stretch Therapy (FST)

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At the first session, our specialist physiotherapists will carry out a thorough assessment, helping them to select the most appropriate treatment to help you recover as well as provide treatment in the same session.

Follow up sessions are inline to provide expert treatment for your pain as well as prescribing specific exercises to reduce your risk of re-injury and giving you a long term solution.

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