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What does Fibromyalgia feel like? Or should I really be asking, what doesn’t it feel like? Fibromyalgia sufferers seem to suffer from pain in just about every place imaginable as well as suffering from a whole range of side-effects resulting from all-over body pain.Does this sound similar to your life?...And there I find myself once more, lying in bed again, missing yet another morning of work (contemplating when they'll fire me due to so many days off sick) due to those "flu-like", "coming dow … read more

Upper back pain often occurs as a result of trauma, sudden injury or constant strain from poor posture or carrying heavy loads. Do any of these scenarios echo with you?The car grinds to an alarming halt, everyone jerks forward, thankfully saved by their protective seat belts. The passengers scramble out of the vehicle to check that they are actually all in one piece. They are, however, you're struggling to move your neck without extraordinary electric twinges shooting down your upper back. Y … read more

Have you ever experienced lower back pain? I don't mean the odd twinge after you've tripped over a rock or something on the pavement...I mean real back pain?For those of you who have, you will know how debilitating it can be. Nights are spent tossing and turning trying to find a position that doesn't hurt and once you finally do find that golden position (which you have been in a thousand times before, during that same night) you sleep for an hour then the alarm goes for you to get up and go to … read more

You're later on in your pregnancy now and that baby is eating away and putting on the pounds. There are smiles all round when the nurse at the check up says that the baby seems to be gaining weight nicely. However, with the growing bump comes some growing pains for you, one very common one being back pain. For those who experienced back pain before pregnancy, it's very possible that it will return, however there are many women who have never experienced any back problems but will during pregn … read more

You've just done the pregnancy test, it's face down in your hand whilst you and your spouse/partner count the minutes before turning it over…5, 4, 3, 2, 1 go! You flick it over and there they both are, two lines, as clear as day…you're pregnant! There is excitement and nerves, cuddles and kisses and already talk about names. The days tick on and the emotions settle with the familiarity of the news but the physical effects begin to kick in…one being nausea. Some don’t suffer from sickness at a … read more