Someone asked me an interesting question the other day. When she found out that beside my regular freelancing, I write for a few blogs. She didn’t ask me why I wrote the blogs – a question many people ask – but why she should read my blogs? So, after thinking about it, here are the 10 reasons I think that people should read Help My Hurt. Please add your ideas if you have any.
1- If you don’t live with chronic pain, a blog like Help My Hurt may help you understand what it is like to live with pain and …read more

And V is for…
Vulvodynia: Women who have pain in the vulva, the external female genitalia, experience vulvodynia. This pain can beirritation or it can be sharp and burning. The pain can be referred– or felt elsewhere in the pelvic region as well. Here are some sites that can help explain what vulvodynia is:

National Vulvodynia Association
Vulval Pain Society
MayoClinic.com

Vasculitis: The simple explanation is that vasculitis is the inflammation of the blood vessels; the more complicated explanation is that this illness can cause pain but doctors don’t know why and don’t know what causes it. The pain can come from direct damage to …read more

Did you know that diabetes can lead to chronic pain? Have you ever heard of vulvodynia?
Many people don’t realize that chronic pain can have many causes. Most of us know someone who is in pain because of a back injury, an old sports injury, or a car accident – but there are many illnesses and disorders that cause chronic pain too. I’ll be building up a resource of them for you, and here are the first 5 on the list. Hopefully, this will help bring some issues up for discussion.
Diabetes
Are you surprised to see diabetes on the list? Many people …read more

What are vulvodynia and vulvar vestibulitis?
Women who have pain in the vulva, the external female genitalia, experience vulvodynia. The term vulvar vestibulitis means specific pain in a specific area of the vulva. This pain can be irritation or it can be sharp and burning. The pain can be referred – or felt elsewhere in the pelvic region as well.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms of vulvodynia may be constant or they may come and go. They include:
·         Burning
·         Itching
·         Painful intercourse
·         Rawness
·         Soreness
·         Stinging
·         Throbbing
 
Why does it cause pain?
It is a neuropathic pain, pain from …read more