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Back Pain Remedies: The Alternative to Pills

For most people back pain is not necessarily serious and will disappear after a short while. What makes it such a pressing issue is the amount of people it affects. It is the biggest cause of absence from work in the UK.

NHS statistics state that chronic back pain costs the NHS £1.3 million every day.

The onset of back pain can vary from person to person.

Causes of back pain include physical work, things like frequent bending, sudden movements, lifting something particularly heavy, being static for a long period of time.

Often psychological factors such as stress and anxiety can have an impact on back pain.

Pain related to the back can extend to other parts of the body. Sometimes pain in the lower back pain can be felt all the way down the back or side of your leg. Upper or middle back pain can cause a burning sensation or sharp pain and you may feel muscles are tense. Neck pain and stiffness can be coupled with headaches when suffering from whiplash.

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IBS Awareness Month

This month is IBS awareness month. April is the month to encourage people who have IBS symptoms to seek medical help.

Given that up to 23% of people in the world suffer from IBS a lot of us will either be sufferers ourselves or know someone that suffers. Statistics show that IBS affects twice as many women than men. The cause of IBS is not clear. However, many people attribute worsened symptoms of IBS to stress. IBS is understood to be a sensitivity of the whole gut intensified by emotional tension.

There is a lot of stigma surrounding IBS as a condition. Often suffers feel embarrassed to talk about how it is affecting them. This awareness month gives us an opportunity to talk about it.

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