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Reading on Hip Fracture in Elderly My elderly father has a femur / hip fracture, which I understand in an elderly patient has a poor prognosis. He has a heart condition as well as general osteoporosis, both complications. The cardiac doctor feels he has about a 25% risk of dying from the surgery, and he feels he might not recover even if ... 6 Jan 2010 10:08
Left part of body pain Hi, I am suffering pain on my left side of body. Right from my eye lid to leg. What can be the cause for this? Thanks ... 6 Jan 2010 10:08
ventral sacral ligament hypertrophy and calcification While Googling for a treatment for a calcified SI ligament (mine) I came across this post from Max. Has anyone come up with treatment? MRI shows ventral sacral ligament hypertrophy and calcification appearing to bridge the left anterior sacroiliac joint at S1; patient was struck by a motor vehicle 10 years ago,... 3 Sep 2009 08:32
anckle ligament tear Respected Sir! I suffered a ligament injury about two months ago of third degree most probably, in my Posterior talo-fibular ligament of my right foot. same ligament was injured about two years ago at that time I got it treated from a quack but this time I went to an ortho doctor But I was not satisfied with the t... 3 Sep 2009 08:32
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Distal Bicep rupture On Sep 15, 3:49 pm, jo...(a)watermatters.com.au wrote: I ruptured my biceps approximately 4 years ago. I was doing barbell curls and heard two distinct loud popping noises. What I would like to know is if there is any possibility of reattaching the tendons. Any suggestions would be welcome. (PS: I am 54 ye... 19 Nov 2008 17:30
Pain in Shoulder -then tingling on right side of my body! Hi, I was reading your story and I have the similar problem. I was involved in car accident about 8 years ago. On and off I would have occasional pain on right side of arm did mri and nothing remarkable seen then. I was put on same medication napoxen pain went away. Now all of a sudden I have been getting pa... 5 Nov 2008 20:00
Distal Bicep rupture I ruptured my biceps approximately 4 years ago. I was doing barbell curls and heard two distinct loud popping noises. What I would like to know is if there is any possibility of reattaching the tendons. Any suggestions would be welcome. (PS: I am 54 years of age) ... 15 Sep 2008 20:29
R.I.C.E. For Strains, Sprains, Torn Ligament and Muscles Immediately following a soft tissue injury such as a torn rotator cuff, pulled knee muscle, sprained ankle, etc. the most recommended immediate treatment is R.I.C.E. the acronym for: REST ICE COMPRESSION ELEVATION Rest Do not perform any motions which cause pain. Each time pain is felt, the injury is cont... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
Can I heal my long thoracic nerve? I think that I've sustained damage to my long thoracic nerve. I had neck pain on my right side and in my right shoulder for a few weeks, and I read that a lesion of the nerve paralyzes the serratus anterior to produce scapula winging, which is what I have now (I know because it happened to my left side 8 years ago ... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
when to walk on broken ankle? hi, i broke the small vertical outboard bone in my ankle but it stayed pretty much together. I walked on it and drove my motorcycle to the emergency room so it seems to be stable. they gave me an aircast walking boot. one doctor told me to put no weight on it for 1 week, another said 2. how do i know when it'... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
Numb Foot From Disk Problem On Wed, 07 May 2008 13:51:46 -0400, grifty <grifty121(a)aol.com> wrote: ER just gave a prednisone script. Should I start PT immediately? It's been 3 days and no improvement. Wonder if I should see a chiropracter first before PT? I can't answer what you should do, but when I had a similar problem, two sessio... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
Scar Tissue around patella I had a total knee replacement in May 2007. I have swelling and don't have full extension of the knee. My surgeon tells me that I have scar tissue wrapped around the patella. He is very concerned about this and doesn't understand how it formed as I was totally committed to my recovery. For the first two month... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
Hip Replacement Revision ...device was recalled I had a Total Hip Replacement in March 2007. Recovery went extremely well for the first few weeks, then the hip 'locked'. I managed to shove it back, but it happened several times again. X-rays showed the hip to remain in proper position. Also after the first month, I experienced a grinding in the hip. It w... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
Can Herniated Discs Cause Groin Pain? A week ago, I was simply getting out of my car, and immediately discovered that I could not bend over without severe back pain. Ever since then, my symptoms have never been constant. The pain would go away at night, but my back would be so stiff and hurting when I woke up that I could barely move. After a few ... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
Degenerative Disc Disease Hello, I've been dignosed with (according to my x-ray) "minor degenerative disc disease at the L2-3 and L3-4 levels" I've gained about 50lbs in 2006, could that be the cause? I've been fairly active most of my life and have never had back problems before until the last few months. It hasn't been my bed, chai... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
possible scar tissue buildup in finger - how long can it wait? Hello--- I fell on a glass bottle and cut my hand open in mid November. There was a fairly deep laceration that ran across the base of my middle and 4th fingers ( right at the junction of the finger and palm, the underside of the hand ), about 1.25 inches long. They stitched it up that night, and everything see... 18 Jun 2008 23:55
Distal Bicep rupture About a month ago, I had a surgery reattaching my bicep tendon to my elbow bone (two incision method). I was in a cast for about two weeks. I started therapy one week after my cast was removed. During my first session, I could really feel the pressure when the therapist stretched my muscles by bending my hand u... 15 Nov 2007 11:58
Ankle pain - anterior impingement For ages and ages I've had some pain in my left ankle that's not like the typical pain of a rolled ankle. I've only just found out this type of ankle pain is actually called Anterior Impingement. For the medical people, it's more or less a sort of pinching problem between my tibia/ fibula, and my talus bone. For th... 25 Jul 2007 21:39
Do I Need an Orthopedic Surgeon? Or a Podiatrist? Hello. I am a 33-year-old male. On my right foot, I have what I thought was a big callus. However, I recently saw my dermatologist, and he said that part of what I have is a callus and that the rest is a cyst. He recommended that I see an orthopedic surgeon. I asked whether I should see a podiatrist instead. T... 13 Jun 2007 01:01 |