| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| disc problems | 11/16/2009 | Lawrence Gold |
Q: i am 35 years old my back pain is ongoing most days of the week going away for a day or maybe two ...
A: Jody, Degenerating discs usually come from excessive back muscle tension. Kyphosis usually comes ...
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| Neck Pop! | 11/16/2009 | Lawrence Gold |
Q: my neck popped while i squatted 800lbs. is that something i need to be worry about?
A: Yep. It means you making your muscles so tight that your neck popped. That can lead to disc ...
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| Upper Cervical Fracture? | 11/13/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I am a PT with a patient who presented as TMD w/ severe HA and facial pain since root canal 5 years ...
A: Therese; IMHO it's highly doubtful that there is a fracture at c1 c2 from a dental procedure. (easy ...
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| Pinched Nerve (C5) Treatment... | 11/12/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I am 38 and in reasonably good health. I was recently diagnosed with a pinched nerve at C5. When ...
A: Stephen; THe c5 nerve can be pinched in a number of different places, but the most "popular spot" ...
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| Low Back Pain | 11/11/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: Carr, I'm not sure that this is gonna pertain to my spine at all, the other two guys seem like ...
A: Jennifer; No, you aren't wasting my time. You are getting daily pains in your back that shoot up ...
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| low back pain | 11/10/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I have a herniated disc L5-S1 that is in close proximity to the S1 nerve root. There is a 1.2 x .3 ...
A: Dina; I would recommend that you read all about your condition; the web is a great resource. My ...
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| Lower Back Pain | 10/27/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I have been having lower back pain from a job related injury. The pain has been present for about 14 ...
A: Able; Yes, your diagnosis in NOT Myofascial sprain. It's Lumbar Disc - and the ICD-9 diagnosis ...
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| pain in spine swollen lymph nodes | 10/26/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: Long story short I had triple negative breast cancer last year, went through chemo and radiation. ...
A: Joy; The pat answer we give is: well, "I can't rule it out", or "it could be". Of course without ...
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| neck and shoulder pain | 10/25/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I had a accident just about a year ago. I was on a fire scene standing 75 feet away with three men ...
A: Yes, there is something I would recommend. First, establish EXACTLY where the "asleep" feeling is. ...
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| Neck injury | 10/24/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: On Labor day, my son and I visited Wal Mart to get a few things I needed to complete the salads I ...
A: Vicki; I would recommend that you do get some kind of check up done. I know, it's expensive. I ...
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| Back Pain from car accident | 10/23/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: In Dec. of 2006 I was at a complete stop and was hit from behind, driver going between 35 - 45 MPH. ...
A: Holly; Not sure what state you are in, but here in Washington, you go see whoever you think will ...
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| Hangman's Fracture | 10/22/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: This question is for the purpose of writing a fictional story. I appreciate your assistance: Is ...
A: Nope, you would really have to be a dumbass to miss the fracture. However, I do know that people ...
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| fracture of facet joint of L4 | 10/19/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I am 40 years old and i had a fusion of my L4 and L5 after fracturing my facet joint 11 years ago ...
A: Paul; We need more information. Where is it specifically going down your legs? Is it positional ...
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| T-Spine | 10/17/2009 | Lawrence Gold |
Q: This is my first MRI on 3/19/09: Findings: There is mild straightening of the thoracic spine. ...
A: Tiffany. Here's the pivotal sentence in all of that: "There is straightening of teh cervical spine ...
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| lower back | 10/13/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I am a very fit healthy 42 year old female. I practice Bikram Yoga (hot) everyday and have done so ...
A: If I had to postulate about this, I'd say take a good look at the sacroiliac joint as the culprit. ...
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| mri results | 10/13/2009 | Dr. John H. Park, D.C., C.S.C.S. |
Q: FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU, I'VE HAD 2 BACK SURGIES ALREADY WITH L5-S1 FUSION. JUST HAD ANOTHER MRI AND ...
A: You've got a lot of degenerative changes in your back. Whether you need surgery or not depends on ...
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| C6/7 Trauma | 10/12/2009 | Dr. John H. Park, D.C., C.S.C.S. |
Q: I am an ambulance worker, and was injured while moving a heavy patient with acute breathing ...
A: In simple terms, you have less space than normal in your neck for the nerve at the C6/7 level. The ...
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| Managing Neck Pain from Injury | 10/12/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: Considering I don't actually know what's wrong with it, and assuming you can't just make a guess on ...
A: A fall from a skateboard can generate forces of 15g's! The films that were taken of your neck, ...
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| Hip, Back, Shoulder and Neck pain for the last 7 years | 10/11/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: Please Help. I was rear ended over 6 years ago. I was waiting to turn left and I noticed car light ...
A: Yes, even 7 years later they can cramp up, but it sounds like a disc. To be sure, you're going to ...
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| broken neck | 10/11/2009 | Dr. John H. Park, D.C., C.S.C.S. |
Q: My son-in-law, recently broke the c5 & 6 vetrebraes in his neck. He has been released from the ...
A: He needs to see a physical therapist. His rehab will depend on what kind of fracture he sustained, ...
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| Back/Neck Pain/Limb Weakness | 10/9/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: My friend's health has been slowly disintegrating for the past 18 months. She has been to two ...
A: Faith; It's a lot to take in here. She could have neurologic problems as a result of strokes, it ...
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| T5 herniation | 10/8/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I have mid-upper back pain radiating to the right side just under my shoulder blade. MRI shows a ...
A: Robin; Uggh. You should go to my web site and research what your report says. Pressure on your ...
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| Hip, Back, Shoulder and Neck pain for the last 7 years | 10/7/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: Please Help. I was rear ended over 6 years ago. I was waiting to turn left and I noticed car light ...
A: First off, your chiropractor is an ass if he/ she won't help you out after taken thousands of ...
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| Spinal issues | 10/5/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I am a 38year old man. I have had two fusions one at L5/S1 and C5/6. I am unable to sit for more ...
A: You have some disc problems, Johnnie. Wow. So, there are 23 discs in the human spine, and you ...
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| pain in lower back right side by sacrum | 10/4/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: can walking 4 miles daily with alot of steep hills be bad for this pain which i have had for 3 yrs.
A: Barb; Maybe a better question is: Why you have been dealing with low back pain for 3 years? ...
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| Back Pain | 10/3/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I have a compression fracture ( L5), Is it normal to have numbness in lower extremities? How long ...
A: Eric; A compression fracture, as you know, is where the cylindrical part of the vertebra is ...
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| neck | 10/2/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: i do a lot of work on cars, and recently i was busy undoing bolts under a car when something popped ...
A: D; Okay, this is very strange. I immediately started to let my mind wander on this one, and I ...
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| Interpretation of MRI and prognosis | 10/1/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I am a 61 year olf female who fell on a concrete sidewalk and my chin took the brunt of the fall. I ...
A: Elaine; I've been answering so many disc questions in the neck here I've started a cervical disc ...
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| Back Pain. | 9/30/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: Symptoms..low back pain x 3 months...feels like pressure, sometimes sharp with movement, popping ...
A: I tried to put up, in response to the # of MRI questions, a brief primer on Mri reading on the ...
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| low back pain | 9/29/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I am 27 and have been having low back pain which slowly started as pain in and around the right knee ...
A: CJ; It's my opinion that being pregnant often HELPS disc injuries, since your big(ger)belly tends ...
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| Upper back is bothering me constantly | 9/29/2009 | Lawrence Gold |
Q: I'm 32 years old, I smoke about 1/2 a pack a day, and to be honest, I'm a big mess at the moment. I ...
A: Owen, Self-adjusting won't do any damage and you've made some good observations about the relation ...
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| What next? | 9/29/2009 | Lawrence Gold |
Q: I am a 48 –year old male that woke up with stiff neck and muscle cramps(left neck and sholder) ...
A: Greg, The keys are the degenerative disc changes and the formation of osteophytes (bone spurs); ...
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| 1st rib | 9/26/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: i had asked you a previous question on my psoas and illacus problem. now as we know the body does ...
A: Wow, pretty specific questions you ask! The first rib moves in what we call a "bucket handle ...
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| Rhomboid Muscle | 9/25/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: My Rhomboid Muscle has caused me lots of pain going on 9.5 years! That night in June 2000 when I ...
A: Lisa; Holy Moley that's a long time to deal with this!!! Let's talk about the rhomboids, then. ...
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| trapped nerves | 9/24/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: i woke up morning with severe pain in my neck which lasted for about a week now its just a little ...
A: Toni; I'm sorry about the pain, but let's see if we can figure out a course of action to get you ...
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| MRI Interpretation : Chronic back/neck pain | 9/24/2009 | J. Shawn Leatherman, DC, CCST, CCSP |
Q: I would greatly appreciate an interpretation of these two MRI reports in "layman's terms". I have ...
A: Neither the lumbar or cervical MRI are really that bad from what is described because the nerve ...
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| Neck and Back | 9/23/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: For about a year now my neck keeps wanting to catch and when I move my neck to unhook it, it cracks ...
A: Erika; The cracking you hear in your neck is called "crepitus"... I always liked that word because ...
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| back/coxis injury | 9/23/2009 | J. Shawn Leatherman, DC, CCST, CCSP |
Q: In August 2008 I twisted my spine in two places (1 lumber, 1 T8)while lying on the floor and ...
A: First, the manipulative treatment by the osteopath sounds appropriate from the diagnoses and ...
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| back pain | 9/22/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I am suffering from severe pain in centre of right lower back, if I bend my chin towards my chest ...
A: Judy; What exactly is normal wear and tear read:lame. They sent you for an MRI because they ...
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| neck problms | 9/21/2009 | Dr. Peter Carr |
Q: I had back pain started 3 months ago. I went to doctor and they told me I had a muscle problem and ...
A: Emir; Because of your question, I put up a page on my website under the articles section for the ...
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