A Lovely Interview With Nichola Adams and a Nod to My Blogging Friends
Health Ergonomist Nichola Adams, from Inspired Ergonomics very kindly asked me to share my Back Pain and blogging journey on her Blogs and Back Chat Video Serie
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Active Posture Tops Explained by Dr Hilary on Gmb
As many of my readers will know I wrote a review on the Active Posture tops a short while ago. If you missed my review click here to see what I wrote. Recently
Bookworm Wednesday - My Monthly Book Review - Breathe Well by Aimee Hartley
I'm not a fast reader so my book reviews may not be monthly but six weekly but I thought I would add a book review to my posts. However, this month I have read"
It’s Sleep Sunday - Let’s Talk About Melatonin for Sleep & Your Immune System…
It’s Sleep Sunday so let’s talk this week about melatonin for sleep. You can see from the infographic below that it can help in many ways to help you sleep. Pro
International World Red Crescent Day 8th May, and Red Cross Week
Please put your hands together to clap for the Red Cross on the 8th May. The 8th of May is the International World Red Crescent Day and Red Cross Week in the U.
Prozac, Nortriptyline & Tramadol - Popular Drugs Used for Chronic Pain
One of my previous posts was about my new pain team suggesting that I came of all my pain relieving drugs except paracetamol as I have been on them for many yea
Back Pain Blog UK Top Three Podcasts for May
I have listened to lots more Podcasts since the lockdown so I decided it might be nice to leave a review of my top three favourite podcasts of the month. 1. The
Me Awareness Weeks Monday 11th May - Sunday 17th May
The ME Association are going blue for ME to help raise awareness of ME.. Go Blue 4 ME, one of the ME Association’s most successful regular fundraising campaigns
Polymyalgia -V- Fibromyalgia - or Could You Have Both?
Both polymyalgia and fibromyalgia may cause depression related to living with a painful chronic condition. According to the Mayo Clinic, older adults, usually o
It's Sleep Sunday So Let's Talk About Sleep and Acupressure Points That Can Help You to Go to Sleep
Acupressure is an easy way to help with pain and insomnia and well worth trying if you are struggling to sleep. Acupuncture and acupressure are both methods use
Top 6 Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Help With Chronic Pain & 4 Great Cookery Books Using These Foods
First, if we start off by trying to avoid certain foods which can actually cause inflammation - Health Harvard suggest - Try to avoid or limit these foods as mu
8 Free or Under £5 Great Books on Fibromyalgia
#Free and under £5 books on #fibromyalgia... The Pain Within Me: My Battle With Fibromyalgia, by Lawawn Dunbar : £1.50 on Amazon Kindle - Diagnosed with fibromy
Alternative Pain Relief Methods to Try Today
With so many advertisements for pain relief medication and so many other popular chemical based products that are said to reduce symptoms, it can be difficult t
Earth Day 2020, Wednesday 22nd April, and it Goes Digital
The first Earth Day was in 1970, since then 1 billion individuals mobilised for the future of the planet and 75K+ partners are working to drive positive action.
It's Sleep Sunday - Let's Talk About Sleep and How Pain Effects Our Sleep Pattern
TUCK Advancing Better Sleep has some very interesting guides on how people with chronic pain and fibromyalgia can deal with fatigue, sensory and mobility issues
12 Steps to Treating Lower Back Pain With Hand Reflexology
Most people know 'reflexology' as something that is done to your feet but hand reflexology is definitely another technique that is becoming just as popular. Han
Tramadol for Chronic Pain and Withdrawal Effects When Coming Off it
Tramadol, sold under the brand name Ultram among others, is an opioid pain medication used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. When taken by mouth in a
Change of Season Pain for Fibromyalgia Sufferers
Fibromyalgia flare-ups are quite common for Fibromyalgia sufferers but what is the biggest cause of them? Well, apparently its The Weather - hip hip hooray now
Diary - Week Three of Covid-19 Stay at Home
The last week seemed to have gone by very quickly, I’m not sure why, but my son-in-law started with the COVID-19 symptoms so the whole family have all self isol
It's Sleep Sunday Let's Talk About Sleep and Covid-19 : Why Sleep Could Help
We all know how important sleep is to our health but at the moment we need our immune system working overtime. The immune system is particularly boosted during
Twenty + Reasons to Learn How to Meditate
During this trying time on us all it is essential that we keep as fit and healthy as possible and one way of achieving this is by learning how to meditate. Here
Diary - Coping With Covid-19 While in Chronic Pain
For many of us in chronic pain just trying to keep in control of it can be an uphill daily battle but with the COVID-19 here it makes it twice as hard. We have
Top 6 Therapy Tools You Already Own
US chiropractors aren’t a fancy lot, we don’t need a great deal to do what we do. Fingers, elbows, a bed, knowledge of anatomy. That’s about all we need to star
5 Ways to Learn While Walking in the Fresh Air
Getting out into the fresh air at the moment is very important to us all but if your nearest walk is not very exciting then you could learn while you walk. You