Hi Everyone!

I’ve been thinking about what to write about next and today’s topic is muscle atrophy.

For certain chronic pain conditions such as Fibromyalgia. There’s some rhetoric around that there’s no physical damage to the body. In theory, true but in actuality varies. A lot of people have muscle imbalances, which when addressed can help minimise pain.

Inactivity leading to muscle atrophy, is another source of pain. Muscle atrophy occurs with as little as 2-3 weeks of inactivity. Muscle atrophy causes weakness, loss of mobility and is challenging to reverse. It takes a lot of time, effort and pain to rebuild strength and stamina bit by bit.

This has really been drummed into me with my newborn son. Watching him build the strength to do basic things such as sitting is a process that takes a long time.

This is why it’s important where possible to resume daily activities after a bout of illness as soon as possible.

Wishing ya’ll all the best! ❤️🙏