DO I USE ICE OR HEAT? THE BIG DEBATE! There is always great debate and confusion amongst patients about whether they should be using ice, heat or both. There are a couple of simple rules with ice and heat to make the decision easier. Generally as a rule if something is hot, red, swollen, therefore inflamed then cool it down. The theory I use with my clients is, “if you want to put out a fire don’t add more fuel to it. If something is already hot don’t make it hotter”. Use ice

Fibromyalgia is a very complex condition which is currently undergoing a lot of research so we as health care professionals can understand it better. In essence it’s a chronic pain condition, generally diagnosed by a Rheumatologist and looked after under a multidisciplinary approach of consultant, GP and Physiotherapist. If put into simple terms, it is diagnosed by a process of elimination. Your GP will test and look for a number of different health conditions which may be ca