There are several things you can do to prevent skin problems: 1  Keep your diabetes well managed. 2  Keep skin clean and dry. 3  Avoid very hot baths and showers.  Prevent dry 1  skin. Treat cuts right away.  During cold, dry months, keep your home more 1  humid. Use mild shampoos.  Do not use feminine hygiene sprays.
Poor posture causes neck-related and tension headaches. The next time you get a headache, check your posture. Poor posture causes muscle strain, changes in your breathing patterns and leads to a host of problems, including headaches. Without being conscious and taking positive steps to get your posture back in line, neck pain and an occasional headache can easily become chronic.
Following the procedure, the patient complains of a severe headache. What is the cause of this complication of lumbar punctures? The dura mater has a rich supply of pain receptors that respond to stretch and tension. It is believed that the decrease in CSF volume, however small, following a lumbar puncture causes the brain to sag a bit. This stretches the dura, which in turn causes severe headaches. In order to avoid this, the patient is asked to lay down with the head at a slightly lower level than the body (i.e. no pillow).