How’s Your Back?

Illustration of the pain pathway in René Desca...

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One question you can ask just about anyone about their health is ‘How’s Your Back’ because most of us have back problem at one point or another. In the USA back pain is one of the most common reasons for people to visit a doctor and one of the most common reasons for surgery. In the under 45′s it is the reason given for the most time off work. The thing about back problems is that they really get you down. Especially is they’re the kind that won’t let you sit, stand, or lie without some form of discomfort. My mother has a lot of problems and when my husband has a sore back? Well there’s really not much point in talking to him, poor soul. (more…)

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Body Pillow from Better Health Innovations

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Personally I think Charles Dickens was really a woman. That line from the opening of a ‘Tale of Two Cities’ is one of the best descriptions of pregnancy I’ve comes across. The best of times, certainly, a new baby is worth celebrating. The worst of times, well fortunately it’s only a few months, but with morning sickness at the start, back pain, swollen ankles, painful breasts and just not being comfortable ANYWHERE at the end, it can also seem like the worst of times.
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