What is Dizziness-Vertigo

Dizziness is the sensation of instability. The term is extremely common, and can include a number of more specific conditions, ranging from harmless to life-threatening. One of the...

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Wednesday November 25, 2009

Educational Stories

  • Journal Entry for February 1, 2008

    Friday, February 1, 2008 | A Painful story

    My symptoms...
    •    Chronic muscle pain & aching (constant in neck, back, arms, legs, knees, ankles)
    •    Sensitivity to touch (physiotherapist pressed on 18 trigger points for FM, & 17 were sensitive: Jan 2008)
    •    Tingling of skin (legs, heels)
    •    Muscle spasms (legs)
    •    Temporomandibular...




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  • fascinating article . . .

    Monday, April 14, 2008 | An Educational story

     . . . about the disappearence of the "nervous breakdown" includes this stat:
    "Since the 1950s, the number of institutionalized patients in the United States has dropped from 550,000 to fewer than 30,000 patients,"
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24071689/

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  • Notes from the front...

    Monday, May 12, 2008 | An Educational story

    Well I took my first final tonight. The first question was worth 8 points and I blanked! Totally and completely blanked! I guess I will probably get a B in the class unless my project paper is bad, she hasn't graded it yet so I don't know what 2/3 of my grade is yet, that's exasperating. Now I am at home, getting ready to slip back on the manacles so that I can finish working on my fi...

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  • A Random Note

    Thursday, June 5, 2008 | An Educational story

    Since I got bras that fit my back hasn't been hurting. Did I mention that? Yeah, turns out my bra was two sizes too small. Some how 'the girls' snuck up to a C cup on me. Never thought that would happen. And I was still shoving them into an A every morning. I didn't know bras weren't supposed to fit like that. Now that I'm back in a proper fitting over-the-shoulder-boulder...

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  • going to do what i enjoy

    Wednesday, June 18, 2008 | An Educational story

    i had suffered with epilepsy for 25 years until 4 months ago i was lucky to meet a great surgeon who so far as cured me of epilepsy all i ever wanted to do was to go up to the school near were i live and help children who were slow at reading to read better but having epilepsy allways stopped me,i have been on day tripps with them and swimming lesson when they have had them but now i would like t...

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  • interesting facts about bike seats for the men

    Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | An Educational story

    Some of us guys who use a bicycle to commute to school or work expect to reap the benefits this kind of self-propelled transportation provides. We save money and don't pollute by going gas free. We get a bit of a cardio workout and reduce our need for expensive medical treatment later on. However, for some there are drawbacks to cycling that don't get mentioned much because it was thought...

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  • interesting facts about bike seats for the men

    Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | An Educational story

    Some of us guys who use a bicycle to commute to school or work expect to reap the benefits this kind of self-propelled transportation provides. We save money and don't pollute by going gas free. We get a bit of a cardio workout and reduce our need for expensive medical treatment later on. However, for some there are drawbacks to cycling that don't get mentioned much because it was thought...

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  • MSN article @ Procrastination

    Wednesday, September 24, 2008 | An Educational story

    Cool article on the msn.com home page today about procrastination! Here is a part of it....
    http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Features/Columns/?article=IsProcrastinationHealthy&GT1=27001
    "Dr. Sapadin is a national specialist in procrastination, and author of "It's About Time! The Six Styles of Procrastination and How to Overcome Them." In addition to her private practice based on...

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  • Journal Entry for September 26, 2008

    Friday, September 26, 2008 | An Educational story

     
    Vitamin D Linked to Genetic, Environmental Risk for MS
    Allison Gandey
    Dr. George Ebers discusses the new study.September 26, 2008 (Salt Lake City, Utah) — Results from a new study unite the genetic and environmental risks of multiple sclerosis in a disease-specific and gene-environment interaction. Presenting at the American Neurological Association 133rd Annual Meeting, researchers de...


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  • And Inspiring

    Sunday, November 23, 2008 | An Educational story

    I pulled this from the discussion board of my Epic Life Survivors Allience group where it was posted by 1 of my friends.  Thanks again 1 2 3 4
    Myths and Facts: Rape Myths By Gillian Greensite THE MORE WE LEARN about rape, the more we realize how many of our attitudes about rape are based on myths rather than facts. Myths about rape are widespread and believed by men and women from all segment...

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