I’ve lived with autoimmune back issues for over a decade now, and I’ve noticed something odd—something I never saw coming. Whenever there’s a full moon, it feels like someone turned up the volume on my symptoms. My back stiffness tightens, the aches deepen, and I sometimes even feel like I’ve aged 10 years overnight. At…
It starts out slow—maybe a dull ache, maybe some morning stiffness. Then out of nowhere, bam: it flares up like someone lit a fire along your spine. That’s how inflammatory back pain often gets you. If you’ve been there, I totally get it. My lower back used to hijack my mornings, especially after sitting too…
Back pain is a beast I’ve wrestled with for years, and let me tell you—keeping track of it felt almost as exhausting as the pain itself. I used to scribble symptoms on sticky notes, apps, even napkins. But nothing clicked until I committed to a proper pain tracking journal. If you’re living with chronic back…