Fibromyalgia
Susan provides comprehensive and expert physiotherapy care customised to patients recovering from fibromyalgia. She strives to help you regain your strength, enhance mobility, and restore functionality, allowing you to resume your daily activities confidently.
What is fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic and orthopaedic condition characterised by widespread pain throughout the body, often accompanied by fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive difficulties, and tenderness in specific points in the body. The exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but it’s believed to involve a variety of genetic, environmental and psychological factors.
While there’s no cure, treatments, including medication, physiotherapy, and lifestyle changes, can help manage its symptoms. The condition predominantly affects women, and its diagnosis can be challenging since its symptoms often overlap with other conditions.
What treatment do you offer for fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is a complex condition whose causes are not fully understood but can significantly impact the quality of life. Susan offers expert care to help patients overcome the challenges posed by fibromyalgia. Her approach includes:
- Pain Management Techniques: The use of modalities like TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) to reduce pain. In addition, the application of heat or cold packs to soothe muscle tension and pain.
- Myofascial Release: Gentle manual pressure and stretching to release tightness and ease pain.
- Exercise Prescription: A gradual introduction to a structured exercise routine that focuses on aerobic movement, strength and flexibility.
- Posture Training: Guidance on maintaining proper posture to minimise muscle strain and pain.
- Pacing Techniques: Educating patients on how to balance activity and rest periods to avoid overexertion
- Hydrotherapy: Exercises in warm water to help relax muscles and ease pain
- Manual Therapy: Gentle joint mobilisations or manipulations to enhance range of motion and reduce pain.
- Functional Training: Training patients in techniques to perform daily activities without exacerbating pain.
Your journey at Susan Carmicheael's Physiotherapy begins with an in-depth assessment of your condition, capabilities, and goals. This information forms the basis of your personalised treatment plan.
So why don't you begin your empowering journey with us? Book an appointment with us now!