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Fibromyalgia refers to a very painful condition where patients suffer from pain within the muscles and connective tissues.
Patients often report that their pain is generalized (global), long term (chronic) and have an increased pain experience to normal sensations especially pressure. Eg a regular touch on a patient with fibromyalgia may lead to a over-bearing and overwhelming pain experience.
Symptoms may not only be pain per se, but also comes often with severe:
Some patients report unusual experiences such as
Unfortunately, fibromyalgia is often associated with psychiatric conditions such as
Every patient experiences fibromyalgia differently (in their own ways), and not all experience the same symptoms nor the same severity or mix. About 3% of global population has this condition, with 90% being female and 10% being male.
Fibromyalgia is often medically classified as a combination of both musculoskeletal and neuropsychiatric (because it's so associated and linked), and patients often respond to a combination of:
As mentioned earlier, patients with fibromyalgia:
The common defining symptom is that the pain is long term, generalized, tiredness/fatigability and increased sensitivity to pain with normal touch/pressure.
Other symptoms that patients also reported includes
Many fibromyalgia patients report experiencing a form of brain dysfunction, usually termed as 'brain fog', where they feel or experience
Almost all fibromyalgia patients report feeling anxious, worried and depressed. (Patient may consider craniosacral therapy and BodyTalk to complement physiotherapy sessions with us)
Other related symptoms include myofascial pain, also known as trigger points, which can cause localized or referred pain to nearby structures, and unfortunately these referred pain may trigger a nervous system response.
Treatments are segmented into three broad categories: pharmaceutics, investigational medicine and physiotherapy.
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HAND THERAPY & CUSTOMIZED SPLINTING
Patients who sustained injuries to their elbows, forearms, hands, wrists (sprains and fractures) and fingers, usually will benefit / require Hand Therapy to
Commonly treated hand pain injuries includes
REFORMER CLINICAL PILATES & WELLNESS PILATES
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.
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM)
DEEP TISSUE RELEASE & SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPY
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.
Read the benefits of regular deep tissue release therapy here.
ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
All our allied health therapists and TCM physicians are fully insured and registered with Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Board (TCMB).
See our entire team here with introductions and their specializations.
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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