Life With My Pet Back

If you have back pain and/or sciatica symptoms and are suffering from inflammation there are several things you can consider doing to help yourself. In addition to not doing too much exercise, just moderate, balance your body so there is no undue strain on bones, joints and ligaments Consider taking and anti inflammatory like proteolytic systemic enzymes . Heal and Soothe. You should also consider your diet. Sugar along with junk food, many processed foods and high fat meats increase inflammation. Some of this is the chemical like nitrates that may be used some is the fats like Trans fats and saturated fats.It is better to go for low fat milk, cheese and if you eat meat it should be lean. Diets high in sugar are also associated with obesity, diabetes and inflammation so it’s best to cut down a lot or eliminate any sugars you can from your food. I know from personal experince this is easier said than done, as you will need to read all labels and most processed foo...

With back pain and sciatica and lack of sleep, constant pain and worry about what was going to happen to me came fear, anxiety and hopelessness.  I went into a spiral of fear and worry and negative imaginings that mentally paralysed me. I don't know if any of you have experienced the same... It took me a long time to find to do this, but one of the things I found helped me to break this spiral was to think(and write down) all that I was grateful for on a daily basis. Who I was grateful for, what I was grateful for and it helped a lot. I did this list every day. I set myself a goal of writing 5 things each day. Who are you grateful for? What are you grateful for? Thank you to all of you who took the time to complete the recent poll we ran about how long people had back pain. The results are; 16% of you have had back pain for over 5 years 12% over 2 years 29% 1-2 years 37% 6 months to a year 4% 3-6 months. I was thinking and wondering, How do you cope? What helps y...

Bed making-such a simple task but one that seemed daunting to me when I suffered severe back pain and sciatica. With prolapsed discs I was worried about all the bending and lifting making a bed can entail. I don't get pain anymore but I still feel I want to be careful with tasks like these. So this is my solution for bed making, it may or may not be yours. You should always check with your healthcare provider over anything you should not be doing. It may sound a little strange but warm up a bit before you do anything physical like bed making, if your body is warm there is less likelihood of strain. If you have the Lose the Back Pain system you may like to warm up then do some of the stretches before and afterwards. If you do not have the Lose the back pain system you may want to consider it to help you help yourself(with support) to get rid of the back pain. Click here if you would like to learn more about  Lose the Back Pain. Wherever possible try to get someone to help y...

I am going to do a few posts here and there about how to tackle the simple household tasks we all need to do , but if you have backpain or sciatica can be very difficult. Please bear in mind that these are generalisations and are things that I found useful, you may need something different. If you are very restricted by back pain you may need to seek professional support or adaptations. Any ideas you have or thing s t hat work for you that make your life easier with back pain please feel free to post :) To start with Ironing- Thought I'd get my least fav job over with first! OK people who have known me recently will be surprised to hear that I used to do a lot of ironing! However with the onset of my back problems even simple standing and walking was difficult so all the standing, bending etc involved with ironing was out of the question. I was simply in too much pain with my back. Good job hubby could iron! However we eventually just about abandoned it. Apologies to peop...

I read this new article recently and thought you may be interested. What Are Systemic Proteolytic Enzymes and How Can You Benefit from Them? By Steven Hefferon, CMT, PTA, CPRS Proteolytic enzymes, also referred to as "proteases," are enzymes that break down proteins into their smallest elements. If this breakdown of proteins happens in your gut, we call the enzymes "digestive," because they help us digest our food. Systemic proteolytic enzymes, however, have a completely different purpose, so please don't confuse the two. When taken on an empty stomach, proteolytic enzymes will pass through the stomach or intestine lining and enter the circulatory system. This is why they are called "systemic" - once they enter the circulatory system, they circulate throughout the body. Why are systemic proteolytic enzymes important? The most important thing that systemic proteolytic enzymes do is to break down excess fibrin in your circulatory system...

I came across this interesting writing in the BMJ about studies discussing spinal fusion versus intensive rehab for chronic low back pain. If you are interested please click on the link. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7502/1220 If you have chronic back pain and are considering which methods to choose , you may want to read this. Let me know if you have any views.... If you are considering or have been advised to have back surgery, you may like to consider asking some of these questions as well. What is the exact diagnosis? What assessments will you do and what will the assessments tell you about my condition? Is it essential/urgent I have back surgery now? If yes why? If it is not urgent/essential I have surgery now can I try other treatments first then come back? What is the specific surgery you are proposing? How will this help me? What is the prognosis if i do not have surgery? Do I need any other tests? If so which ones? What will they tell you? Is th...