Chronic Awareness: Understanding Chronic Illnesses & Supporting

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Treating Back Pain

With incredible advancements in medical technology, you now have more options to relieve back pain than ever before. Minimally invasive spine surgery offers effective treatment that relieves pressure and pain, proving a safer and quicker alternative to open-back surgery. We’ll cover: Click Here to Visit the Store and find Much More…. What is Considered Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery? Minimally invasive spine surgery targets the spinal column (the backbone) and spinal cord with endoscopic methods using…

by chronicwoman•12/20/202208/23/2025•0

Why You Have Inside Knee Pain After Running

When it comes to keeping your body strong and healthy, you’re encouraged to eat well, get adequate sleep, and, of course, exercise regularly. But this is a lot easier said than done when you’re experiencing ongoing pain. Knee pain can be excruciating, making even the lightest workouts difficult. But what exactly is causing this pain? And are there ways to relieve it and get back to living actively without pain? Click Here to Visit the…

by chronicwoman•12/18/202208/23/2025•0

Pain Management for Diabetic Neuropathy

Suffering from a chronic condition such as diabetes can be debilitating, and the treatment can be expensive, stressful, and time-consuming. It can become an even bigger issue when a separate chronic condition arises, such as diabetic neuropathy. Pain management for diabetic neuropathy has become a focus of pain specialists as more and more patients experience this painful and exhausting side effect of diabetes. Effectively treating it can improve your overall quality of life and daily…

by chronicwoman•12/17/202208/23/2025•0

Migraines and Monsoons

Last month, we wrote on the topic of headaches and dehydration, especially during the hot summer months. But with the monsoon season in full swing, the changes in weather also bring what some have dubbed as “migraine season.” As the summer storms roll in, our pain specialists see an increase in appointments and complaints from weather-related chronic pain symptoms, including migraines. Click Here to Visit the Store and find Much More…. Barometric Pressure and Chronic Pain…

by chronicwoman•12/16/202208/23/2025•0

Headaches and Dehydration

Headaches are often thought of occurring as a sign of a larger problem, and in most cases, this is true. Headaches frequently accompany colds, flu, chronic pain, and even food poisoning. However, sometimes headaches occur seemingly at random, but there may actually be a reason – dehydration. Believe it or not, dehydration can cause headaches. Dehydration occurs when we lose more fluids than we put in, and the body doesn’t have enough water and other…

by chronicwoman•12/15/202208/23/2025•0

Fibromyalgia and an Ill-Health Early Retirement Pension

If you suffer from fibromyalgia, you may find it difficult to continue working because of the potentially debilitating symptoms, and this can cause financial difficulties. If you are currently paying into a pension, you can only access the money from age 55. However, you may be eligible to claim an ill-health early retirement pension before then, and this will allow you to continue to receive an income. Click Here to Visit the Store and find…

by chronicwoman•12/14/202208/23/2025•0

Suffering With Fibromyalgia As A Result Of An Assault

I was injured, but not in an accident. Somebody picked an argument with me and then punched me hard. I gradually got over the initial injuries (including a neck injury) but then went on to develop Fibromyalgia. Click Here to Visit the Store and find Much More…. James Dear James, As the victim of an assault, you can bring a claim to a government body called the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). They will compensate…

by chronicwoman•12/13/202208/23/2025•0

Insurance Company Have Rejected My Income Protection Claim

I have been turned down on my income protection claim because of a report commissioned by my insurance company from a company doing CPAD (chronic pain abilities determination). The tests were conducted by an osteopath who is also a functional capacity assessor. I have been unable to locate details of any clinical trials on CPAD, and have found no evidence that the test has been medically proven nor that a CPAD assessment has been published…

by chronicwoman•12/12/202208/23/2025•0

Teacher Wins Ill-Health Retirement Pension Case

Ronty Rhodes Solicitors recently represented Mrs. Adams who suffers from Fibromyalgia. She was dismissed on the grounds of ill health in July 2011 but received her last sick pay in March 2011. She submitted an application for Ill Health Retirement in August 2011 and the application was rejected in September 2011. Mrs. Adams came to us in January 2013 to instruct us to appeal against the decision on Teachers’ Pensions in January 2013. We reviewed…

by chronicwoman•12/11/202208/23/2025•0

Is My Insurance Company Spying On Me?

If you are making a large claim for damages secret filming of you is given. It is very likely that the other side will try to obtain covert footage of you at some stage during your litigation. The purpose of the surveillance evidence is to try to catch you by showing you doing something that you have previously said you cannot do. Surveillance evidence is a powerful tool in the Defendant’s armory and sometimes it…

by chronicwoman•12/10/202208/23/2025•0