Hello again,

The weather is getting colder which means my back is hurting more and more. It is not just my back which hurts with the cold, but my joints ache too.

I have to keep going for my sport massages. These are really helpful because it helps to reduce the tightness in my muscles. This means I can move around a bit easier and feel a little less pain. I then have to keep doing my physio exercises to help keep the muscles and joints as usable as possible.
However, this is just a continuous cycle of sport massages, physio exercises and pain relief.

Due to my curved spine I will always be in some level of pain. It is just about how I manage it. There is no full solution to Scoliosis, which is what the condition is called when you have a curved spine. Even if you have the surgery to correct your spine you can still have to deal with the pain.

Currently I have pain in my right shoulder and neck which then runs all the way down the right hand side of my body. I am trying to keep warm today as it is due to snow heavily later on. The temperature is currently 1.

I am not a fan of the cold due to the high levels of pain I have to put up with. I wish people could understand a little more about the constant pain people with Chronic pain have to deal with.

I am going to go do some other things and get on with my day. Stay warm and safe.

Thank you for reading,
Philippa.