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13 Mar 2010A firm mattress for curing back pains is one of the most common misconceptions. Medium-firmness mattresses help people with back issues more frequently than the their firm counterparts, according to a Spanish test done in 2003. There was another study done in 2008 that studied hard mattresses and Talalay latex mattresses and waterbeds. The [...]
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8 Feb 2010Like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis, fibromyalgia is a rheumatologic disorder, which means it is characterized by inflammation and pain in muscles and joints. But while osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis affect joints, fibromyalgia affects the muscles and soft tissues and is a common cause of lower back pain.
Symptoms are wide-ranging, from muscle ache and stiffness, fatigue, [...]