Recently, I finished converting the basement room of our house into a sitting disability friendly office for myself.
I Am Now “The Woman Who Never Sits”
Last week, I gave Caleb Wilemon an earful about my experiences with sciatica and sitting disabilities. He didn’t seem to mind too much, though, since he hosts the ConverSapiens Podcast and the whole thing was being recorded. Our conversation was published this morning, in an episode entitled, “Krista Thom: The Woman Who Never Sits.” Caleb knows a thing or two about strange medical conditions. In a previous episode, he spoke about his issues with minimal change disease, a kidney disorder in which his kidneys mistakenly started filtering protein out of his blood. Fortunately, minimal change disease is easily treatable with…
Deb’s Story: A Biologist with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Stretches Herself, and Hears Her Back Go “Pop.”
Deb M., a trained cell biologist, manages Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and a sitting disability. Oh, and she also creates beautiful scenes with epoxy resins.
New Study Asks, “How Well Do Epidural Injections Treat Sciatica?”
Before I got my first epidural injection, my doctor confidently predicted that they would wipe out my sciatica…Eleven shots later, I was seriously questioning whether these shots were capable of curing anyone.
Zero-Gravity Chairs: What Are They, and Should You Get One?
Zero-gravity chairs supposedly help people with back problems and sitting pain. But where did these ideas originate? And are zero-gravity chairs actually good for your health?
This New Treatment Plan Is Fixing My Sciatica
After a few weeks, I realized my nerve was quieter at night. The first time I lay down to sleep and didn’t feel my sciatic nerve pulsing, I was so excited I nearly cried.
How I Planned My Wedding to Avoid Sitting Down
How could I get married without sitting down?
Back Pain as Metaphor
Do you know of any books, TV shows, or movies, where a character’s back problems are a significant focus? Or even a distinct part of their identity?
Stan’s Story: From Aspiring Nomad to Homebody to Sciatica Cheerleader
Stan moved to Miami to enjoy the outdoors and fix up a van. Instead, he got sciatica, and saw the inside of his house.
Sitting and Back Pain: What’s the Connection?
Imagine my surprise, then, when I discovered that back problems are linked to sitting pain, in the same way that rain is linked to mud.