When I look at my practice, I have seen a wild increase in the rates of stress and anxiety in my patients. Leading to everything from increases in blood pressure, blood sugar and gastrointestinal issues. Stress can lead to an increase in inflammation, which can lead to flares of rheumatologic conditions, and increases in chronic pain. Patients are reporting quite a number of different reasons for this. Most commonly… But most of the time lately it’s related to Inflation and financial concerns (which also touches the family)   And who could blame anyone? Just look at the difference from 2019 to today… Average price of gas from 2.29 to 4.02…