Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a disorder that primarily occurs in the evening or at night when you are sitting or lying down. Your legs feel irritated and inflamed. This unpleasant feeling can be reduced by moving your legs briefly. RLS is not in itself...

Your kidneys are essential for managing waste levels in your blood. If your kidney function is impaired, all sorts of physical problems arise, including nausea, back pain and even skin irritation. In this blog post we focus on two typical symptoms of kidney problems: fatigue...

Back pain when breathing can be seen as signal that you should not simply ignore. Of course, it can be harmless. Maybe you simply overdid it with sport or you worked too long in the garden. In that case, you don’t have to worry. But...

Are you bothered by a strange shooting pain in your buttock? Pain that hampers your movement and, for example, turns relaxed long walks into tormenting exercises? If so, you may be suffering from piriformis syndrome. What is that? Piriformis syndrome is relatively unknown, but it...

Did you know that your heart rate slows down when you are sleeping? And how does a healthy sleep pattern benefit your heart? Read more about this and learn our tips on how to sleep better if you have heart problems. What is a normal...

A good night’s sleep and enough deep sleep are important. But how much do you need? And what exactly is deep sleep? Sufficient deep sleep is necessary for everyone to be able to perform well during the day. The duration of this deep sleep and...

Ischialgia, commonly also known as “sciatica” is radiating nerve pain in the hip area. A hernia in the lower back may cause irritation of the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is the name of the longest nerve in the body: the hip nerve or large bone nerve....

Lower back pain is very common. 80% of all adults suffer from it at some point in their lives. In many cases, it is serious enough to prevent or obstruct carrying out normal work or engaging in hobbies. Symptoms of pain in the lower back...

Problems of the lower back may be related to bowel problems or painful and swollen bowels. Back pain and piercing or nagging pain in the abdomen may be attributable to swollen bowels and flatulence. For all kinds of reasons, the stomach may feel uncomfortable and...