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Living Healthy
tips on how to stay healthy and keep a positive mental well being
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
How to Understand Someone with Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain may not seem like a big deal to most people as many people do not tend to understand chronic pain and its effects. Most people do not realise that chronic pain sufferers have attempted so many ways to try and treat it and know which therapies work and don't. So if you wish to understand what chronic pain sufferers go through check out this information guide: How to Understand Someone with Chronic Pain.
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Monday, 18 November 2013
A Guide to the Litigation Process for Fibromyalgia Sufferers
Choosing
to undertake litigation when you’re living with fibromyalgia caused by an
accident or not covered properly by an insurance policy is a big decision. You
are already in the position where you know you deserve the compensation but you
need to follow the right processes to ensure you end up with it. Fibromyalgia
compensation is not easily won but with the right specialist solicitor it is
possible.
The
process should roughly follow this order:
Choose a solicitor
Choose
a solicitor who has a track record in handling fibromyalgia cases. This will
ensure they know what they’re talking about and will believe you, whereas
others will not have the experience to support your case.
Investigation
The
investigative stage is where you need to offer all the evidence of the accident
or injury up. You also need to name the proposed defendant, highlight your
injuries and long-term prognosis and detail all your losses due to the accident
or injury.
Issue and Serve Proceeding
This
needs to be done within three years of the accident or injury. Some defendants
will deny there is any fault on their part which is when your solicitor will
have to help you prove they were responsible and caused the accident. In most road
traffic accidents the defendant will admit fault but then deny your losses and
injuries are as substantial as you claim.
Instruct Experts
Suitable
experts will be chosen to dissect the case and report back. In most instances
your experts will report differently to the defendant’s. This is the point at
which experts will try and reach an agreement and you or the defendant may
choose to put forward an offer for consideration to settle.
Proceed to Court
If
agreement can’t be reached then the case will go to court where a judge will
decide on the outcome and you’ll either receive the compensation you were
expecting or not.
Most
cases can be settled before going to court and if you instruct a specialist you
should be satisfied with the outcome.
Friday, 15 November 2013
10 Ways to Look After Your Mental Health
You may not realise but really little things can help improve your mental health; check out these 10 ways to look after your mental health:
- Talk about your feelings
- Eat well
- Keep in touch
- Take a break
- Accept who you are
- Keep active
- Drink sensibly
- Ask for help
- Do something you're good at
- Care for others
These simple things can help you feel so much better about yourself, so feeling down? Why not try some of these out!
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Compensation for Fibromyalgia after an Accident
Fibromyalgia
is a life-changing chronic pain syndrome that effects the muscles and body
tissue. It can result in joint stiffness, fatigue and continual, naturally
unmanageable pain. It can occur as a result of a traumatic accident, a slip or
fall and for many people is left undiagnosed for many years.
To
be able to claim fibromyalgia
compensation individuals need an official diagnosis. This can be hard to
diagnose as it can’t be seen on x-rays, through blood tests or even through
various scans. It is often a diagnosis doctors are careful about as it is so
hard to pinpoint.
Living
with fibromyalgia or any chronic pain is difficult and it can mean you need to
make significant lifestyle changes. This is why a claim is necessary if you
have seen the condition develop after an accident at work or through a road
traffic accident.
Fibromyalgia
can lead to the development of emotional problems as well as physical so the
damage can be two-fold at least and it can be a hard condition to get to grips
with. It isn’t a condition which can be seen, so socially sufferers can feel
isolated as friends and family can’t quite understand how it can be as
difficult to live with as you describe. These are just some of the consequences
of the condition.
If
you want to make a case for compensation for your condition you’ll need a
specialist solicitor who has experience in the field and is also sensitive to
your needs. They may need you to carry out a further medical assessment and
there is the chance you will be able to take advantage of psychological therapy
and physiotherapy to further alleviate your symptoms.
If it can be proved that your condition is caused by the
traumatic accident then you should be entitled to compensation which should be
able to be used to make living a little less difficult.
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Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Ten Ways to Boost Your Health
Not sure how to keep healthy? Well here are 10 ways to boost your health!
- Check your health
- Drink less alcohol
- Eat less salt and fat
- Exercise regularly
- Eat more fruit and veg
- Keep stress in check
- Improve your sleep
- Quit smoking
- Get a sexual health check
- Check that lump
These may all seem very obvious things to do to you, but some people are completely oblivious and don't realise that these 10 tips can really help boost your health!
Monday, 11 November 2013
Managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) has no cure. It’s a condition you have to learn
to live with and there are many methods and treatments you can consider.
Constant pain is very hard for GPs to treat and you may find you’re being
offered more and more medication when other types of treatment could be
effective.
Consider
taking a different route and trying something new. Be aware it does come with a
cost and it may mean, if your condition was triggered by an accident that
wasn’t your fault, then it could be worth instructing a solicitor and launching
a CRPS
claim for compensation. Living with constant pain isn’t manageable to
techniques are needed to alleviate it.
Pain Clinic
Get your GP to refer you to the local pain clinic.
Specialists in these centres explore ways to manage your symptoms and may be
able to refer you on for further tests to find you a manageable lifestyle.
Learning to cope with pain is much more manageable with specialists on your
side.
Physiotherapy
Most GPs should be happy to refer you to a physiotherapy who
can offer specific exercise and stretching based techniques for managing the
pain. Pain management with a physiotherapist can help you learn how to pace
your days and manage each day in an individual personalised way.
Complementary Therapy
Some people swear by the value of acupuncture, osteopathy
and hypnotherapy. Each of these complementary methods comes with a price tag
but it might be able to alleviate your symptoms in some way. There’s nothing to
specifically back them up except the thoughts and opinions of other satisfied
clients.
Complex regional pain syndrome can change your life
completely but doesn’t have to stop it in its tracks. Make sure you have all
you’re entitled to in terms of compensation and benefits and search for the
treatments that fit your lifestyle.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Eight Tips for Healthy Eating
Eating a healthy balanced diet is a very important part of life in order to keep yourself fit and of course healthy, at lesser risk of catching colds and other annoying illnesses. Not only that is can also help to make you feel better and good about yourself!
The key to a healthy diet is to eat the right amount of calories, eating too little calories for your body can be just as harmful as eating way too many; and eat a wide variety of food so that your body can get all the things it needs such as: protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and nutrients.
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