Back Pain Sleep shares general information and personal experience about living with nerve pain, neck pain, back pain and related conditions. Please read this disclaimer carefully. It explains the limits of what you will find here and when you should seek professional medical care.
Information, not medical advice
Everything on this site is for general educational purposes only. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for diagnosis, treatment or guidance from a qualified healthcare professional who knows your individual situation. The content is written under a pen name by someone with long personal experience of these conditions, not by a doctor, physiotherapist or other licensed clinician. You can read more about who writes the site on our about page.
No professional relationship
Reading this site, contacting us, or following any suggestion here does not create a doctor and patient or any other professional relationship between you and Back Pain Sleep. We cannot and do not assess your personal medical circumstances.
We do not diagnose or treat
Nothing here should be used to diagnose a condition or to decide on treatment. Symptoms that seem to match a description on this site can have many different causes, some of them serious. Only a professional who can examine you and review your history can tell you what is actually going on and what is safe for you specifically.
Personal experience has limits
What helped one person, including the author, may not help you, and could even be unsuitable depending on your circumstances. Experience based suggestions are shared in good faith as a starting point for your own research and conversations with a professional, not as instructions to follow. Always check with a healthcare provider before starting new exercises, stretches, treatments or products, particularly if you are pregnant, recovering from injury or surgery, or managing another health condition.
When to seek medical help
Please seek prompt medical advice if your pain is severe, getting worse, or not improving, or if it follows an injury. Seek urgent help by calling your local emergency number or attending an emergency department if you experience any of the following: a sudden, severe headache unlike any before; weakness, numbness or pins and needles in the limbs; loss of bladder or bowel control, or numbness around the genitals or buttocks; problems with speech, vision or balance; a high fever with a stiff neck; or any symptom that frightens you. When in doubt, get checked. It is always better to be cautious with your health.
External links
We link to reputable organizations such as the NHS and Cleveland Clinic so you can read authoritative information and verify what we describe. We are not responsible for the content of external sites, and a link does not imply we endorse everything on them. Those organizations, and your own healthcare team, should always take precedence over anything written here.
No liability
You use the information on this site at your own discretion and risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Back Pain Sleep accepts no liability for any loss, injury or harm arising from the use of, or reliance on, the information provided here. By using the site you accept this disclaimer.
Questions
If you have any questions about this disclaimer, you can reach us through the contact page. For how we research and source our health content, see our editorial policy.