Fran is a 68 yr old woman who has been brought to Oakwood hospital by her husband. She has severe back pain after a fall in the living room. The husband is confused by the severity of Fran’s pain since he observed the fall. He explains to the doctor that she fell on the carpet [...]
I haven’t been to the field in almost two years, and even then I had framed tents and heating (warm meals, shower runs, ect.) I haven’t slept outdoors since WLC, I work in an air conditioned office, drink coffee from a mug, don’t own a canteen, and have a chair with adjustable settings and lumbar [...]
have had a MRI of lumbar back, and neck.Also a xray on my tailbone and nothing was found.There is also pain on my left side when lying on it for very long, in the hip area.It is painful to ride in a vehicle or sit for long periods on a couch.Hard chairs seems to work [...]
My "specialist" doctor recently told me I had to quit running and weight lifting because I have degenerative disc disease. What yoga poses should I avoid? Almost overnight, I’ve lost my ability to comfortably do forward bends, plow/wide-legged plow, and knees to ears. I’ve already had surgery for a blow disc (L5-S1), but this pain [...]
Hi, I’ve seen so many questions on here by people asking "do spinal taps hurt?" and quite often the answers were similar to "OMG YES IT HURTS LIKE HELL". This isn’t really a question, I just thought I would post this to reassure anyone who is having a spinal tap that it’s not that bad [...]