Double Jointed Thumb: Why the Base Starts to Hurt
A double jointed thumb gets painful at the base because that joint has almost no bony support. Why pinch weakens, how instability differs from arthritis, what helps.
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Hypermobile Knees: Why They Hurt and What Makes Them Steadier
Knees that bend backwards and give way on stairs aren't just bendy. Why genu recurvatum and patellar instability hurt, and the strength work that has evidence.
Hypermobile Shoulder: Why It Slips and What Makes It Stable
A hypermobile shoulder slips with ordinary reaching, not injury, and scans look normal. Why multidirectional instability happens, and the rehab that has evidence.
Low-Histamine Recipes: Seven Things You Can Actually Cook
Low-histamine recipes with real quantities, built from foods that tend to be tolerated: seven simple meals, what they leave out, and the freezing rule behind them.
A Chronic Illness Bullet Journal That Survives a Flare
Most bullet journal spreads assume steady energy. A chronic illness bullet journal built to survive a flare: four spreads worth having, and what to leave out.
How to Keep a Headache Diary Your Doctor Will Actually Read
A headache tracker only works if you record the right six things and fill it in the same day. What to log, how long before a pattern shows, and what to hand over.
Spoon Theory Explained: What It Means and How to Actually Use It
Spoon theory explained: where it came from, what it actually says about finite energy, how to apply it to a real day, and the two places it stops working.
Dizziness or Vertigo? The Word You Use Changes the Investigation
"Dizzy" means four different things clinically, and each points somewhere different. How to tell lightheadedness from vertigo, and what to say so it gets looked at.
Restless Legs at Night: The Iron Question Nobody Asks
Legs that won't settle at bedtime? Restless legs syndrome has five clear criteria and one blood test worth asking for by name. Why ferritin gets missed.
The Medication Chart Someone Else Can Read
How to write a medication chart for a partner, a parent or a paramedic: what to spell out, what to put on the fridge, and where a carer's job stops.
Medication Organisation When Brain Fog Runs the Schedule
Pill organisers, anchors instead of alarms, and the refill lead time nobody plans for. A practical system for days when remembering isn't realistic.
What to Put on Your Medication List (And What Almost Everyone Leaves Off)
The eight things a medication list needs, and the four categories almost everyone forgets. A practical guide for anyone managing a chronic illness.