Lisa Bywaters

Get your hands dirty

Gardening, pain and musculoskeletal conditions Gardening’s a wonderful way to get out in the fresh air and sunshine. It can…

7 months ago

Seven sleep tips for people in pain

You know what it’s like. It’s 3.00am and you’ve just woken up. Again. You glance at your clock and do…

7 months ago

A weed by any other name

Medicinal cannabis and you Marijuana, dope, pot, grass, weed, Mary Jane, doobie, bud, ganja, hashish, hash, wacky tobaccy…they’re just some…

7 months ago

Visiting rheumatologist

If you’ve been experiencing persistent joint or muscle pain, stiffness and/or inflammation that you can’t explain (e.g. from a fall…

7 months ago

What is inflammation?

We talk about inflammation a lot. But what is it? What’s happening in your body when you have inflammation? Acute…

7 months ago

How much do you really know about your condition?

It occurred to me today that I really don’t understand as much about my condition as I should. I see…

8 months ago

Your guide to shoulder pain and how to treat it

I’ve never really thought about my shoulders. They’re just there. Useful for hanging a handbag on or supporting a heat…

9 months ago

Money, money, money

Not much has changed since ABBA sang in 1976 “All the things I could do, if I had a little…

9 months ago

Pharmacogenomics… huh???

Your genetics and personalised medicine You may have heard something about personalised medicine and the tongue twister – pharmacogenomics. But…

9 months ago

Brrr, it’s cold out there

Budget-friendly tips for staying warm this winter "Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the…

10 months ago