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From Diagnosis to Recovery: Raising Awareness for Tarlov Cysts on Rare Disease Day
Rare Disease Day, observed annually on the last day of February, was celebrated globally last week to raise awareness for the 300 million people living with rare diseases. With over 7,000 known rare conditions, many of which have no cure or effective treatment, this day highlights the challenges faced by patients, caregivers, and researchers. It…
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My Tarlov Cysts Pain Toolkit (no surgery)
In this post I share my Tarlov Cysts Pain Toolkit, where I describe the different tools & steps I’ve taken to lower my Tarlov Cyst pain symptoms during the past 2 years (including lower back pain, leg pain, sciatica pain / peripheral neuropathy). I will develop each of these topics in separate posts. MINDFULNESS &…
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Tarlov Cysts recovery without surgery
In this post I share my case of Tarlov Cysts recovery without surgery and how in a window of 2 years I went from feeling severe back pain and being seriously limited in my daily life activities to being able to stand, seat and lay down without pain. DIAGNOSIS AND EARLY DAYS In September 2020…
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My Tarlov Cysts Story
MY TARLOV CYSTS STORY in a nutshell 2 years ago I thought my life, as I knew it, was over. I started having overnight a very intense back pain in my sacrum area and numbness in my right leg and foot. I couldn’t seat on a chair for more than 5 minutes, I couldn’t work,…