Category: Scoliosis and Fibromyalgia
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The Scoliosis one.
Scoliosis is a condition that is easy to define but extremely challenging to treat, as no two cases are alike and the spine can become difficult to manage and control. It is important to mention that there is no cure. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, an abnormality which can curve into an “S”…
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Use KT Active and Recover for Scoliosis and muscle pain relief
Scoliosis is a very painful and difficult and disabling journey. If it’s not treated or taken care of, it can cause not just damage to the spine, but the rest of your body. While I’ve had several spinal fusions in an attempt to correct my double curve, it ended up just causing more problems than…
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kNOw Scoliosis
June is a hefty month. Besides being migraine and headache awareness month, it is also Scoliosis awareness month. Let’s stack them up together I guess..Scoliosis is a bit of a complex deformity <- don’t really like that word, so let’s change it to flaw. It is defined as a curvature of the spine but it…
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Fibromyalgia is a bully
Fibromyalgia is a beast and a literal mean bully. It doesn’t stop picking on me and trying to kick me down. Today, while this is a late post, because you know…mom life….it is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Fibromyalgia is complete chronic widespread pain. Now as far as what causes it and cures and such…. What is…
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The surgery, the recovery, the road.
Phew! It has been a crazy month! At the end of November, I had the Spinal Cord stimulator surgery. Today, as I sit in front of an angled computer, it was 4 weeks ago. I promise you it feels longer!! I had to first undergo a trial before the surgery. I wore the device for…
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The Scoliosis runner
Scoliosis affects 2-3 percent of the population, or an estimated six to nine million people in the United States. Scoliosis can develop in infancy or early childhood. However, the primary age of onset for scoliosis is 10-15 years old, occurring equally among both genders. Females are eight times more likely to progress to a curve…
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40 and going
I usually don’t really give much importance or pay much attention to the day of my birth but this one has significance. I turned 40! Woohoo! I am very excited and happy about it for many reasons. Due to having to battle with multiple chronic health issues, many of them deteriorate my health. One of…
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No two Scoliosis are the same
Today is Scoliosis awareness day. STILL so little is known about it for many reasons. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine. The cause is up in the air. Some are born with it and some develop it later on in life. It is more common in women than men. The cases range from mild…
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Bringing some awareness
Can’t believe we are in June already. With everything happening around us, it seems like time…days….and months are just running together. While I talk Scoliosis and Migraines all the time to bring some awareness to these pains, June is awareness month for both. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that tends to happen just before…
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Fibro and compression
Running with injuries isn’t fun. Living with chronic pain is worse. At least when you have an injury, most of the time you can recover from it and continue with no issues. Having Fibromyalgia, it is a difficult condition to live with. Especially when it flares up. Fibroymalgia is musculoskeletal pain throughout the entire body.…
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