What is the Difference Between a Disc Protrusion/Bulge/Herniated and a Slipped Disc?
What is the difference between a disc protrusion/bulge/herniated and a slipped disc? A disc protrusion is typically classified as a disc with less than 180 degr
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How the Increase in Weather Temperature Can Affect Your Pain
Most Fibromyalgia sufferers will agree that change of weather can affect the pain of Fibromyalgia and many Arthritic conditions, but can the hotter weather incr
One Week on From My Radiofrequency Ablation Procedure to My Sacroiliac Joints
It is now a week since I had my Radiofrequency Ablation procedure for the pain in my sacroiliac joints. Most sites said the average time for the pain relief to
What is Cauda Equina Syndrome?
Cauda Equina Syndrome is classed as a ‘Spinal Emergency’. The spinal cord extends from the brain down through a canal inside the vertebral column. At each level
Day Two, Three & Four After My Radiofrequency Ablation Procedure…
Day One after the procedure was extremely comfortable and in fact, my adrenalin seemed to be on overdrive. On day two I felt as though I had gone one step back.
20 Reasons to Read Through Back Pain Blog Posts for June
The Demise of Practical Pain Management 24 REASONS TO READ THROUGH BACK PAIN BLOGS POSTS FOR MAY… HEALTH AWARENESS DAYS/WEEK AND FOR THE MONTH OF JULY… 6 TIPS F
Improve Your Health and Wellness With These Easy Tips
When trying to increase your health and wellbeing, there are a lot of things you need to consider. There are many things that will enable you to maximize this,
My Next Type of Injection for Pain is Bilateral Sacroiliac Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
I am going back to the hospital next week for a different type of injection for the pain in my sacroiliac joints called radiofrequency ablation which I am havin
What is Lumbar Spine Osteoarthritis / Degenerative Disc Disease?
What is lumbar spine osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease? 'Degenerative Disc Disease (or DDD) is caused by degeneration of the discs in the spinal column.
What is a Soft Tissue Back Injury?
Soft tissue injuries are a common cause of low back pain. The vertebrae of the lower back are supported by many soft tissues including tendons and ligaments att
Can Sugar Cause Headaches?
Can sugar cause headaches? Migraine Relief Centre has written an article on how sugar can cause headaches. They write that consuming too much or too little suga
12 Tips to Help You Feel More Relaxed and Less Stressed
Make your bed the minute you get up from it. Your bedroom will look instantly tidier.After finishing any meal, walk around your home or office at least once or
Do Not Age Sleep Study on How Many Hours Sleep We Need
The sweet spot for sleep isn’t 8 hours? Yes, you heard that correctly. According to a major new study from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University, we
Sleep Sunday - Let's Talk About Adrenal Fatigue
What is adrenal fatigue? Adrenal fatigue is a debilitating condition which happens when your adrenal glands are not functioning together properly. Cortisol is a
What is Yoga and How to Celebrate it on International Day of Yoga 21st June,2022
What is Yoga? Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in ancient India. First codified by the sage Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras around
Healthy Heart — Wellbeing with Relaxing Lavender
Did you know that your heart will beat around 2.5 billion times in your lifetime. How amazing. What I find more incredible is that your heart beats approximatel
World Blood Donor Day 2022 — daneelyunus
Introduction – World Blood Donor Day is observed every year on June 14 across the world to spread awareness about the importance of blood donation for patients
What is Osteoarthritis & How to Manage it?
What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis and can cause joints to feel stiff and painful. It is more common in older peop
What Does a Slipped Disc Really Mean?
Do the discs in your #spine 'slip'? A slipped or herniated disc is amongst the most debilitating back pain problems - sometimes with added symptoms such as the
Health Awareness Days/Week and for the Month of July
July seems to be the quietest month for health awareness with a quarter of what is happening this June but every bit helps so here are some awareness days/week
24 Reasons to Read Through Back Pain Blogs Posts for May…
I wrote quite a few posts in May on awareness days and particularly Fibromyalgia. I hope you have enjoyed the posts in May and continue following my blog. 1. 24
Do You Know How to Relax?
Relaxing is very important when you are in chronic pain and we are all guilty of constantly being busy it seems to be par for the cor for us all nowadays. But b
6 Ways to Confront Chronic Pain
Dealing with pain that just will not go away is absolutely exhausting so it is essential that you find a way to confront and cope with it. We need to develop co
16 Reasons to Take up the Power of the Pen and Write
Most of my readers also write blogs but I bet many have not really thought about the benefits of putting pen to paper and how much you can do with it. Well, her