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I’m always on the hunt for the perfect pillow. The one that will wrap around the middle of my back and tush. Can’t sleep with a pillow under my head due to AS neck issues. But I currently use a pillow between my knees and one wrapped around my back & tush but it’s not great. I feel like there must be something better.
How do you take advantage of pillows to get comfy in the bed?
I sleep with the traveling neck pillow along with my regular pillow. And a body pillow between my legs cause I sleep on my sides. A Physical therapist told me you should always have something between… read more
Good response...i go to the pool also..trying to twist shake and whatever..to take my mind off this chronic pain...i also do dry kneedling at physical therapy..
I love swimming but is it safe to do when I suffer with spondylitis,osteoarthritis and bulging discs in spine I don’t want to make my conditions worse,any advice please.
I've been trying to go swimming at the YMCA once a week in the warm pool. I'm pretty sore the next day from over doing it. It's easy to do too much and not know it until later. If you start swimming… read more
I receive them as frequently as I can, sometimes they work and other times they don’t
I fell in store Recently nothing is broke on xrays. Dr said it shows arthritis in every area where I fell which is where the pain is . Prior to the fall these area did not hurt. It's been a month no relief
I haved asked about seeing a doctor for the arthritis because its become worse and want to understand better. I have arthritis in places I didn't know about. The prior doctor prescribed stronger pain meds. Now I have to go to urgent care to get a pain shot to tolerate pain for a hour. I get… read more
Thank you
I was diagnosed in Dec. I am trying to exercise (yoga), walk, drink lots of water, eat healthier, etc..Pray daily, couldnt go without it..
Does the pain get better or lesser? How do you deal with it and daily stress?
That was diagnosed in 1984 and my first flare was 14 years earlier.. There was no internet or other resources to figure out or research what I had and what to expect. So I just lived forward and dealt… read more
I've gotten steroid injections at specific target.
I've gotten nonsteroid injections for general area.
Not supposed to come back for 3 months. I've always been ready to return at 2 months.
NOW I've been sent on supposedly for epidural (numbing the whole spine?) It supposed to be good for a year?
I read people's posts here... seems there are lots of kinds of shots. Anyone want to straighten me out please???
I’m so sorry they don’t work for you, can you use magnets? I’ve heard that magnetic therapy helps some.
It sounds like fidgeting but it’s different. It’s from pain and not being able to stand or sit for any period of time. Stretching out my back, shoulders, ankles, hips. It’s most annoying when I’m trying to sit and have a conversation with family or friends. The itching and scratching from the Psoriasis must be a bonus for my audience 😭
Does anyone have a regular need to stretch and move (up down up down) throughout their day ?
Hi KatJSassaman. God gave us reason. Pain is the body's warning that it is sick. The body is asking for help. It manifests itself in pain! We ignore the body. He gets NSAId instead of help. But that's… read more
I'm constantly experiencing numbness and tingling in my left arm, hands and feets. It's affecting my hand grip, and my walking.
The Neurosurgeon told me that it was a possibility that the C-2 to T-2 surgery wouldn't Solve the issue of the numbness and tingling.
How do you get relief from the numbness and tingling?
My back surgery helped a lot .
