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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Fibromyalgia
is a condition |
Fibromyalgia
is diagnosed when |
Massage
is indicated for fi- |
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that
involves chronic mus- |
other
diseases have |
bromyalgia.
Care must be taken |
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cle
pain, trigger points, ten- |
been
ruled out, and seven to ten |
not
to overtreat, however, be- |
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der
points, and nonrestora- |
active
trigger points are identified, |
cause
patients are extremely sen- |
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tive
sleep. |
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sitive
to pain and may have accu- |
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mulations
of waste products in |
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the
tissues that are dificult to |
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flush
out adequately. ' |
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