If you’re anything like me, you might’ve brushed off occasional lower back pain as just “a bad night’s sleep” or blamed it on stress. But after months of dealing with nagging discomfort, I stumbled onto something most people never even consider: the connection between *pelvic floor dysfunction* and *lumbar instability*. Yeah, I was just as…
After having my second child, I expected the sleepless nights and the emotional rollercoaster—but what I didn’t expect was the persistent, gnawing pain in my lower back. At first, I chalked it up to carrying a baby around all day, but weeks turned into months, and the discomfort stuck around like an unwelcome guest. Sound…
Can rheumatoid arthritis affect your bladder? It’s not a question I get every day, but when I do, the look on a patient’s face tells me everything — surprise, worry, and a tinge of “why hasn’t anyone mentioned this before?” As a rheumatology nurse practitioner, I’ve seen first-hand how RA can show up in places…