For executive mums balancing high-stress jobs, young children, and spinal pain, experiencing unexplained leg pain, especially during activities like walking or standing, can be a sign of neurogenic claudication. It is a symptom often associated with lumbar spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on the spinal nerves and can significantly impact your ability to stay active and manage daily responsibilities. In this blog lets discuss more about neurological claudication as staying informed about conditions that affect your daily life and mobility is essential ....
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As an executive mum managing a high-stress job, family responsibilities, and possibly back pain, lumbar spinal stenosis can add another layer of difficulty to your daily life. Lumbar spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal (central stenosis) or the foramina (foraminal stenosis). Central stenosis compresses the spinal cord, while foraminal stenosis affects the nerves running to the lower body, causing pain, tingling, or numbness that radiates down the legs or feet. In this blog lets discuss if walking makes lumbar spinal stenosis worse ...
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As an executive mum juggling a high-stress job, you may be familiar with back, neck, and nerve pain. But when you start experiencing radiating pain in your leg, you might immediately think it's sciatica. However, not all lower back or leg pain is caused by sciatica, and it’s essential to distinguish between sciatica and other similar conditions that can mimic its symptoms. In this blog lets discuss some common conditions that can be mistaken for sciatica ...
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For executive mums, balancing a busy work life with taking care of kids can often lead to physical strain, especially in the lower back. It’s no surprise that long hours of sitting, either at a desk or while commuting, can aggravate back pain. The big question many face is whether it’s better to sit or lay down when lower back pain strikes. In this blog lets discuss which position may provide the best relief based on the root cause of your pain ...
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For busy executive mums, dealing with lower back pain is already a challenge, but it can become even more frustrating when pain begins to travel upward to the mid-back. Pain doesn’t always stay localised; it can shift, spread or radiate to the bottom and legs if the nerves in the lumbar spine get irritated or compressed. A common example of this is sciatica. However pain from the lumbar spine can also cause pain in the thoracic spine or mid back area. In this blog, lets discuss how pain in the lower back can ‘shift’ up to the mid back ...
