Back Pain and Suicide

withdrawal, substance abuse, psy with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS. Woman with Polycistic Ovary Syndrome battle weight gain obesity physical physiological and mental health conditions. And chronic pain and health conditions are on the rise…

An estimated 45% of people who die of suicide see the doctor about one month before suicide. Twenty-two veterans die by suicide per day according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Chronic pain affects approximately 50 million.1  For your information:

1.      Pain conditions increase onset of suicidal thought and suicidal attempt.

2.      Extended Opioid use linked to increase risk of depression

3.      Presence of pain may impair detection of mental disorders.  May distort treatment. Think about it....

Risk and Warning Signs before disaster strikes include…

·        Suicidal intent: wish to die

·        Previous suicidal attempt: family history

·        Psychiatric Diagnosis: mood or anxiety disorder substance use disorder withdrawal depression

·        Precipitants Stressors Interpersonal: triggering event leading to humiliation shame despair…2

I think youd agree this is more than a US Veteran issue. Suicide: a bigger issue. Suicide: a family issue. Suicide: a national issue! Make a difference for the one you love. Discover how to improve health and wellness. Reduce pain...naturally. Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

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Reference:

1.     1. Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults-United States, 2016, Weekly / September 14, 2018 / 67(36); 1001-1006

2.      2. Suicide and Patients with Chronic Pain, Why Should We Be Concerned, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Sciatica Pain Progression

Sciatic nerve pain ranges from uncomfortable to debilitating. Symptoms make it hard to sit stand and walk. And pain is progressive.  Don’t wait until symptoms don’t let you get through the day. Allow me to explain what to look for. But first…

Sciatica has been reported to occur in one to 10 % of the population most commonly in people age 25 to 45. 1

Sciatica can be felt through the entire lower body. Life becomes increasingly challenging. Pain typically progresses in the lower back into buttocks back of the legs and into feet. Symptoms are usually on one side of the body. But both sides can be affected. Maybe you know someone in discomfort or agonizing pain. 2

·        Traveling and shooting pain

·        Tingling burning numbness

·        Muscle weakness and loss of mobility

·        Discomfort near the hip bone or in the glute muscles

·        Difficulty sitting or standing

Sciatica symptoms vary based on where the compressed nerve root is located. Five nerves bundle together to form the sciatic nerve.  This bundle branches out again within the leg to deliver motor and sensory functions to specific destinations in the leg and foot.3 Pain subsides when lying down or walking.  And worsens standing and sitting. And varies from numbness to sharp searing shooting pain. Symptoms of pain may intensify during sudden movements. A mere sneeze or cough changing positions or moving from a sitting to standing position. Don’t be caught by surprise…

Sciatica has alternative treatments to reduce pain. Contact a trusted chiropractor for the cause of sciatic pain symptoms like I did. A painless safe proven natural alternative.  Treat the cause of pain not the symptoms. Pain reduction instantly. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

1. Sciatica, www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000686.htm

2.  Sciatica Symptoms, Laser Spine Institute

3.  Spine Health, Sciatica Symptoms, Stephen H Hochschuler, MD