My Arthritis Says: A Storm’s Coming!!You've probably heard your Aunt Bessie of Uncle Earl say, "Well, there must be a storm on its way 'cause my arthritis is acting up!" It is true that when it's turning cold and stormy, arthritis sufferers may experience discomfort.Doctor it only hurts when I Do ThisThe comical response is, "So don't do that!!!" If what makes "it" hurt is standing, sitting, or especially, breathing, we are in trouble. For back pain sufferers, all these things and many others are painful. Back pain sufferers are forced to change their lives when they are "down in the back". Favorite activities become memories and busy people can be stopped dead in their tracks by back pain. BURSITIS-There is Hope and HelpBursitis is an inflammation of a bursa. A bursa is a sac or saclike cavity filled with fluid and situated at places in the tissues where friction would otherwise develop. The fluid acts as a lubricant to tendons where they pass over a bony prominence.WhiplashAutomobile Accidents are the leading cause of Whiplash. Very often, whiplash victims are told that their soreness and stiffness, along with any other symptoms, will go away with time. And too often, just the opposite happens!
