ABCs of pain: L is for…

Let’s see, L is for lovers…

and it’s also for:

Lupus: Lupus is one of the autoimmune diseases and although it affects both men and women, many more women get it than men. If you click on the link above, you can read more about it and find some web sites that may be helpful.

Lumbar spinal stenosis: Back pain can be very debilitating and lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the back problems that can cause a lot of pain. It is the narrowing of the spinal canal and this narrowing compresses the spinal nerves, causing pain.

Lyme disease: Untreated Lyme disease can cause chronic pain and disability. You can read more about it if you follow these links:

• Lyme disease
• 10-year battle with Lyme disease pain

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