by Gary | Jun 16, 2026 | Back & Spine Pain
Yes — and the mechanism is more specific than most people realise. Anxiety does not simply make pain feel worse through mood alone. It triggers a cascade of physiological responses that directly load the muscles of the neck, upper back, and lower back with sustained... 
by Gary | Jun 11, 2026 | Back & Spine Pain
Left arm pain, right shoulder ache, jaw tightness, sudden fatigue — these symptoms can all have musculoskeletal explanations. They can also be warning signs of a myocardial infarction. The overlap between cardiac referred pain and musculoskeletal pain is one of the... 
by Gary | Jun 9, 2026 | Back & Spine Pain
The liver is unique among the body’s major organs in one clinically important way: it has no pain receptors. The liver parenchyma — the functional tissue making up the bulk of the organ — contains no nociceptors and cannot generate a pain signal directly. Pain... 
by Gary | Jun 2, 2026 | Back & Spine Pain
Irritable bowel syndrome and lower back pain are closely linked — yet the connection between them is rarely explained to the people living with both. IBS is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterised by abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits,... 
by Gary | May 30, 2026 | Back & Spine Pain
Period pain and hip pain are more closely connected than most people realise. Menstrual cramps that radiate beyond the lower abdomen into the hips, groin, thighs, and lower back are a common experience — but the reason this happens, and whether it signals something...