Category: Health

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Why?

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Did you know that Testosterone begins declining in men as early as the mid-30’s and can result in an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and obesity?

Something we all want to avoid. This condition is called Andropause. Symptoms of low testosterone levels include anxiety, reduced libido, loss of lean muscle mass and low stamina, as well as depression. 


Do you suffer from any of these symptoms, or do you know any men with these issues? 


The medical community has been very slow to recognize how serious this problem is and it is likely that your doctor has never discussed it with you before. There is however, good news. 


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Fibromyalgia is a name given to a group of symptoms marked by generalised pain and muscle stiffness. These symptoms can be felt in all different areas of the body. Extreme fatigue (tiredness) and sleep problems are also common in fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia does not cause inflammation or damage to the painful areas, but seems to be due to an over active pain system. Fibromyalgia is different to polymyalgia rheumatic, a type of arthritis in which symptoms are felt more in the muscles.

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What are the symptoms? 

The most common symptoms of fibromyalgia are:

• Pain – usually aching, stiffness and tiredness of muscles. Pain may be worst after rest (eg. first thing in the morning) or after activity
• extreme fatigue (tiredness), making it difficult to do your normal daily activities poor sleep
• problems with concentration and memory
• Irritable bowel (diarrhoea, stomach pain).

What causes it?

It is not known what causes fibromyalgia. It may be more common in people who have:

• inflammatory arthritis (for example, rheumatoid arthritis)
• an illness, such as a virus (or following an illness or infection)
• pain from an injury or trauma
• Experienced emotional stress and depression.

For many people fibromyalgia starts without any obvious cause. Research suggests that the body may become extra sensitive in the way it signals and processes pain in people with fibromyalgia.

How is it diagnosed?

Fibromyalgia can be very difficult to diagnose. It does not cause any inflammation or damage. Even the painful muscles have been shown to look and function normally. There are no blood tests, x-rays or scans that can test for fibromyalgia. Your doctor or rheumatologist (arthritis specialist) will look for a number of signs that are typical of fibromyalgia. These include widespread pain for more than three months and widespread tenderness of the body.

What will happen to me?

The good news is that fibromyalgia does not cause any lasting damage to the muscles or joints. It is important to remember that, with help and better understanding, the symptoms can be effectively managed. The symptoms of fibromyalgia may range from very mild to severe. They may last for many years or they may come and go at different times. With the right advice most people find they learn to manage the pain and tiredness over time. Health professional input may be required at times if the pain is more severe and affecting your normal activities.

Can fibromyalgia be cured?

Currently there is no cure for fibromyalgia. While there are ways you can control your symptoms, you should be wary of any products or treatments that claim to cure fibromyalgia.

What can I do?

Learn about fibromyalgia and play an active role in your treatment.

Not all information you read or hear about is trustworthy so always talk to your doctor or healthcare team about treatments you are thinking about trying. Self-management courses aim to help you develop skills to be actively involved in your healthcare. Click here for details of these courses.

Stay active. Exercise has been proven by research to help with pain and other symptoms. Always start gently and slowly, and build up as you become fitter and stronger. You may find it useful to get advice from a physiotherapist, especially when you are first starting to exercise.

Balance activity and rest. Learn to listen to your body and be guided by it. Try to space out your week’s activities to give yourself time to rest. If you are having a bad day, be ready to change your plans and not force yourself to work through pain. See an occupational therapist to learn ways to cope with fatigue and make daily tasks easier.

Keep to a healthy weight. There is no proof that a special diet can help fibromyalgia. Losing any extra weight and having a healthy diet will help you feel in control of your body.

Talk to your doctor about medicines. Medications to relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia are being developed but work best if used together with lifestyle changes (listed above). Typical arthritis medicines, such as anti-inflammatory drugs, are not usually helpful in fibromyalgia. Always talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start taking any medicines as even natural and over-the-counter medicines can have side effects.

Acknowledge your feelings and seek support. As there is no cure for fibromyalgia and it can affect many parts of your life, it is natural to feel scared, frustrated, sad and sometimes angry. Be aware of these feelings and get help if they start affecting your daily life.

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I’m Dr. Steve Griffith.  I’m a doctor in Redcliffe, Queensland.  My undergraduate training is both in part medicine and part chiropractic, science, anatomy.  I’ve taught many subjects, and the subject today is about pain.  Where does it come from?  Where does it go, and how does it get there?  Well, first of all, you got to understand the first thing about pain is it’s all about internal bleeding.  It’s pressure on tissue, hard bones on soft nerves, nerves getting pinched, or blockages between pain the brain and a part of the body.  So, the pain doesn’t necessarily have to be coming from the area you feel it.  It’s where the brain registers it feels it.  So, if you’ve got pressure in the spinal cord, it can tell you you got a sore leg.  If you got pressure at the base of the neck, it could tell you you got a headache.

So, the source comes from a physical state, a chemical state, and an emotional state.  So, in the physical state, you can have pressure on the nerve, you can have blood on the nerve, you can have contamination.  You can have a [splinter 00:00:54].  We’ve all had that one.  When it comes down to emotional, if the body has sustained emotional stress for a period of time, the brain doesn’t register the difference between that emotional stress and physical.  So, if I yell at you all day, you might as well get kicked because you’re going to get a headache out of it anyway.

Then, there’s chemical.  Well, today, most of the chemicals are made of something called an acid, and acid attacks nerves in the human body.  So, you can burn the nerve endings, and they really don’t like that.  So, from eating all that crappy food or even good food that’s got crappy stuff in it, it’s going to hurt … particularly when you add some trauma to it and we don’t do something about it.  So, the human body hates getting injured, and [inaudible 00:01:34] after your original injury.  Thanks for having this little talk, and [inaudible 00:01:39] next time.  Catch you later.  Bye.