| Subject | Date Asked |
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| pulled muscle? | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I am experiencing pain in my left inner thigh. I think I know that it happened back when I was ...
A: Kate-- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, it is not possible for me to "diagnose" what is wrong ...
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| out-toeing in adult and knee pain | 7/14/2008 |
Q: or in my case, questions. I will be sure to submit a rating. My questions: Matt, my boyfriend, ...
A: Susan-- Sorry to hear of your situation. However, often what I have found in individuals that turn ...
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| fractured ankle and elbow | 7/14/2008 |
Q: both are on the left side. i have a platform walker and can't use it in most of the house (too ...
A: Julia-- Sorry to hear of your situation. However, this is not something that can be explained in ...
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| Lower heel bone spurs wound around nerve | 7/12/2008 |
Q: I have been living with bone spurs below both heels, and as a result have back, neck and leg pains. ...
A: Paul-- Sorry to hear of your situation. However, your physician is best to determine the course of ...
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| OSD/Growth pains...knee problems | 7/9/2008 |
Q: Hey, First I would like to thank you very much for having a site up here and for what you do, freely ...
A: Steven--- Sorry to hear of your situation. However, without formally evaluating you to determine ...
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| leg not straight | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I had total hip replacement therapy 3 weeks ago which was done by a private doctor and funded by the ...
A: Bill-- First let me say, Thank You for your service (whatever capacity it was in). Secondly, sorry ...
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| distal biceps tear | 7/5/2008 |
Q: my question is about my distal biceps tear. I recently had surgery to repair my biceps tear with ...
A: Mike-- Sorry to hear of your injury. What you are describing sounds like nerve irritation or ...
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| Knee injury and surgery | 7/5/2008 |
Q: last august i fell off the top of the monkey bars and injured my knee. when i fell, i heard a pop ...
A: Brittany-- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, the only person who can truly answer your ...
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| leg trauma | 7/4/2008 |
Q: A week and a half ago I was sitting cross legged on the ground and my 4 year old daughter stomped ...
A: Cheryl-- Sorry to hear of your injury. It sounds like you may have a deep bruise to the soft ...
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| pulled calf muscle | 7/4/2008 |
Q: Three days ago I pulled my left calf muscle on the tennis court. I am able to walk on it now, but ...
A: Sandy-- Sorry to hear of your injury. My answer is simple, but complicated. You should not do ...
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| broken ankle recovery? | 7/3/2008 |
Q: My name is Grace. I am currently residing in Taipei, Taiwan as a student of Mandarin. On June 13, ...
A: Grace-- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, I cannot give you a good indication of when you will ...
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| Which Arthroscopic Knee Surgeon? | 7/2/2008 |
Q: Having had problems with my right knee for some months, I recently went to my regular doctor in ...
A: Evan-- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, the only person who can answer this question is you. ...
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| HIP,THIGH,KNEE,CALF PAIN | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I am a 52 year old female, 176 lbs. I have a small curviture of the spin and have had very mild ...
A: Nomra-- Sorry to hear of your symptoms. Have you been evaluated by a physician, yet? Lower leg ...
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| Broken femur rehab | 7/1/2008 |
Q: My four year old recently broke his right femur. He had spent 8 weeks in a hip spica cast and is ...
A: Bridget-- Sorry to hear of your son's injury. That must be difficult for all of you. My ...
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| Recovering from Fulkerson/bone graft/meniscus repair/LR/chrondoplasty | 6/30/2008 |
Q: I am almost 6 weeks post op from my surgery on my right leg. Dr. kept me in immobilizer and NWB for ...
A: Syndi-- Sorry to hear of your situation. It is completely normal to have stiffness in your knee ...
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| Ankle Injury | 6/30/2008 |
Q: Broke the fibula bone of my ankle 3 weeks ago skating. Had a temporary splint on for 10 days. Now Im ...
A: M- Sorry to hear of your injury. Your stability with walking should slowly improve, but there is no ...
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| Inoperable femur fracture | 6/29/2008 |
Q: My 88 year old mother with two existing hip replacements, recently fell and fractured her femur ...
A: Tim-- Sorry to hear of your Mother's injury. It is not uncommon for a physician to take a "wait & ...
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| Weak quad...help! | 6/27/2008 |
Q: From about a month of overuse (upping running mileage, walking on hills, using stairs, cycling) my ...
A: Ashley-- Sorry to hear of your situation. However, quads do not typically "weaken" to the point you ...
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| starting to put weight on broken ankle | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I broke my ankle march 30, and ended up having to have a plate and 6 screws put in about a month or ...
A: Sandy-- Sorry to hear of your injury. Your best bet is to "normalize" your gait even with your ...
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| tingling fingers/neck sore | 6/9/2008 |
Q: Courtney - I have recently developed stiffness in my neck region along with tingling of the pinky ...
A: Jim-- Sorry to hear of your symptoms. Due to the nature of your symptoms (arm numbness / tingling), ...
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| 5th metatarsal fracture | 6/8/2008 |
Q: I broke my 5th metatarsal 7 weeks ago. I wore a cast for 2 weeks and developed a DVT , so i had to ...
A: Yashvika-- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, the best person to answer your question is your ...
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| range of motion after hip replacement | 6/8/2008 |
Q: I am a 56 yr old woman and had total hip replacement in march. I am back to work full time, but it ...
A: Rebecca-- Sorry to hear of your situation. I have not ever needed to use range of motion exercises ...
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| Femur multiple fracture | 6/6/2008 |
Q: I am 32 year mail. I had femur fracture on 9 th April 2007. I was operated for it and bone was fixed ...
A: Vikas-- Sorry to hear of your injury. Unfortunately, there is no way for me to answer your question ...
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| pt-knee | 6/4/2008 |
Q: I am a 52 year old, in good health and about 10 lbs overweight. I have bilateral severe patello ...
A: Amy-- Sorry to hear of your sitution. Water or aquatic therapy could be a great adjunct. However, ...
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| ankle recovery | 6/3/2008 |
Q: i broke and dislocated my right ankle 7 wks ago.I got my cast off 2day and am goin to hav one r ...
A: Seamus-- Sorry to hear of your injury. Your best bet is to contact your surgeon to determine when ...
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| tendon release surgery | 5/31/2008 |
Q: I had my tibia/fiula broken on 9th of January this year and it was operated the next day. The bone ...
A: Zoltan-- Sorry to hear of your injury. If you are having concerns about the potential for surgery, ...
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| Neck Injury\fusion | 5/28/2008 |
Q: My boyfriend was in an automobile accident several weeks ago and fractured c5 and c6. He underwent ...
A: Neicy-- Sorry to hear of your boyfriend's injury. I must say I am impressed with your knowledge. ...
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| ankle pain after knee replacement | 5/26/2008 |
Q: I have developed ankle pain on the same side as my knee replacement. At times it feels like there ...
A: JoAnn- Sorry to hear of your symptoms. It is not "common" to have ankle pain after a knee ...
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| calf strengthing after reconstructive foot surgery | 5/26/2008 |
Q: i had reconstructive foot surgery beginning of April. I am now in walking boot. I still have severe ...
A: Gayle--- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, most calf strengthening exercises involve bearing ...
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| Old Injury - Dislocated Kneecap -Swelling Concern | 5/25/2008 |
Q: I am 41. I dislocated my kneecap about 6 years ago. It was a severe dislocation although surgery ...
A: David- Sorry to hear of your injury. I believe it is in your best interest to have a physician ...
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| Back Injury | 5/23/2008 |
Q: About three months ago, I managed to injure my very lower left back, almost as low as where my waist ...
A: Josh-- Sorry to hear of your injury. Let me try to answer your questions: 1.) Most back pain will ...
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| Rehabilitation from bone bruise | 5/23/2008 |
Q: Hey Courtney, My question concerns my knee. About 7 weeks ago (April 4) i slipped and fell with my ...
A: Quazi-- Sorry to hear of your injury. The pain that you are having in the back of the knee does ...
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| Knee Pain | 5/21/2008 |
Q: I had a partial (50%) lateral meniscectomy 11 weeks ago on my left knee. That knee/leg is doing ...
A: Kay-- I am not exactly sure why the therapist performed the maneuver he did or what the exact ...
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| recovery after patella dislocation | 5/21/2008 |
Q: i dislocated my patella 2 times (the first on a monday and the second time the very next day) i went ...
A: Hayley-- Sorry to hear of your injury. My experience is that the more episodes of dislocating you ...
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| lateral quad strain | 5/20/2008 |
Q: My 10 year old daughter strained her lateral quad muscle playing soccer. Her pediatrician ...
A: Dawn--- Sorry to hear of your daughter's injury. However, without evaluating your daughter, it is ...
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| Back injury... =( | 5/20/2008 |
Q: Courtney, My name is Ryan and I am a 24 year old who is in excellent shape, but I did have some ...
A: Ryan--- Sorry to hear of your injury. Let me start by answering your questions (as best as I can). ...
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| tibial repair fracture | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I sustained a tibial plateau skiing 5weeks ago while skiing. I have been NWB for the last 5 weeks ...
A: Christine-- Sorry to hear of your injury. Typically, weight bearing PROGRESSES from non weight ...
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| ACL reconstruction - feels too good | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I'm a 45 year old, very active, individual which tore his ACL while skiing in March 08. I had a ...
A: Dom-- Glad to hear you are doing well. Your "typical" daily activities should not "stretch out" ...
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| Moving pain | 5/16/2008 |
Q: Since last week I feel a boring numb pain. I sometimes feel it around the right shoulderblade, and ...
A: Ranko-- Sorry to hear of your symptoms. Based on the description of your symptoms, my ...
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| calf muscle, Schatzker 4, post surgical intervention, | 5/15/2008 |
Q: I had a tibial plateau fracture last summer with extensive soft tissue damage, including ...
A: Paula--- Sorry to hear of your injury. My suspicion is that your calf muscle did indeed atrophy. ...
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| paraneal nerve | 5/14/2008 |
Q: my husband is 43 and 6 weeks ago his foot stopped working then after 4 doctors they narrowed it down ...
A: Pamela-- Sorry to hear of your situation. Nerve problems typically result in 2 problems (to keep ...
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| back | 5/13/2008 |
Q: hey Courtney about 6 months ago i tore the muscles on the left side of my thoracic spine. i think it ...
A: Jack-- Sorry to hear of your injury. It sounds like you may benefit from an evaluation by a ...
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| Femur fracture | 5/13/2008 |
Q: I had a femur fracture 10 weeks back. It was treated with an insertion of a Rod with screws. The ...
A: Rex-- It sounds like you are on the right track. The limp is most likely the result of muscle ...
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| Femur fracture | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I had a femur fracture 10 weeks back. It was treated with an insertion of a Rod with screws. The ...
A: Rex--- Sorry to hear of your injury. It is not all that uncommon for a bone to not completely heal ...
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| Hamstrings | 5/8/2008 |
Q: I am trying to begin a running training program. I am having issues with my hamstrings give out ...
A: Bill-- Sorry to hear of your problems. I think cross training or running & lifiting weight to ...
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| DRAWBACKS OF NOT TAKING PHYSICAL THERAPY | 5/8/2008 |
Q: I had a non-displaced fracture 85 days ago of the metatarsals 2,3 &4. In the 6th week the bones were ...
A: Mona-- Sorry to hear of your injury. Unfortunately, I do not have a clear answer for you. Your ...
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| frozen shoulder | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I just statred PT for frozenshoulder that has been going on for 7 months. The PT is very aggresive ...
A: Ed-- My experience is that the only real thing that helps the "frozen" process is time. Try these ...
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| Patella Tracking Dysfunction | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I have had patella tracking dysfunction in both knees for 2 months now with no improvement.I think ...
A: Dan-- Sorry to hear of your injury. In my experience, duration of symptoms does not have an impact ...
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| frozen shoulder | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I just statred PT for frozenshoulder that has been going on for 7 months. The PT is very aggresive ...
A: Ed-- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, the research I have read suggests that a true "frozen ...
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| ACHILLIS TENDON REHAB -WHEN | 5/5/2008 |
Q: I,M 48 OLD MALE. 2AND A HALF MONTHS AGO I HAD SURGURY TO REATTACH TENDON RUPTURE AFTER PLAY ...
A: Thomas-- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, I am not going to be able to answer your question. ...
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| metatarsal stress fractures | 5/1/2008 |
Q: I would be much obliged if you provide me some information concerning whether metatarsal stress ...
A: Ahmad--- There is a website called orthogate.com that has some great patient information there. I ...
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| what does weight bearing do? | 4/28/2008 |
Q: I had an accident resulting in a lateral tibia plateau fracture on March 9th. I didn't need any ...
A: Deb-- Sorry to hear of your injury. Typically, a physician will recommend a patient not put weight ...
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| broken humerus | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I know you said you probably were not the best to answer this type of question, but everyone who is ...
A: Sabrina-- Sorry to hear of your son's injury. However, I am not the best person to answer this ...
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| Exercising with Spondylolysis | 4/24/2008 |
Q: Hey, I am curious as to what exercises can be done with spondylolysis. I understand that exercises ...
A: Dan-- Sorry to hear of your injury. In order to answer your question, you have to understand one ...
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| knee won't straighten after surgery | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I had arthoscopic surgery 10 weeks ago. I have had trouble straightening my knee since then. I ...
A: Joy- I have heard of doctor's putting a patient under anesthesia to "manipulate" the knee, but ...
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| physical therapy after partial hip replacement | 4/22/2008 |
Q: My mother,91 years old,fell and fractured the upper most part of the left femur. 10 days ago surgery ...
A: Pam-- Sorry to hear of your situation. Unfortunately, it really is not possible for me to give you ...
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| knee won't straighten after surgery | 4/22/2008 |
Q: I had arthoscopic surgery 10 weeks ago. I have had trouble straightening my knee since then. I ...
A: Joy-- Sorry to hear of your injury. Typically after a knee surgery, the most difficult motion to ...
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| Calf cramps | 4/19/2008 |
Q: I have been having some achyness in my calves, especially after climbing up hill. Today, I did a bit ...
A: Gary-- Sorry to hear of your problem. "Cramping" can be the result of a variety of things. It ...
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| fear of legs becoming atrophied | 4/15/2008 |
Q: I have been disable going on three years. I had septic discitis and have had twoo major surgeries. ...
A: Jody--- Sorry to hear of your situation & I am also sorry it took me so long to reply. It sounds ...
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| Locked knees | 4/14/2008 |
Q: my question is when I walk my right knee locks when I extend my right leg. I know why this is ...
A: Doug-- Sorry to hear of your problem. Typically if someone's knees are "locking" it is because ...
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| Repetitive knee/patella dislocations | 4/9/2008 |
Q: My 10yr old daughter has just dislocated her patella for the fifth time since Jan 07. I would love ...
A: Paula-- Sorry to hear about your daughter & sorry this reply took so long. Typically, recurrent ...
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| Left knee. | 4/6/2008 |
Q: I have a hard to describe sensation in my left knee. I would not call it pain. A tenderness, ...
A: Terry-- Sorry to hear of your problems. It is very difficult to determine the "root" of your ...
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| Muscle Atrophy after broken foot | 4/4/2008 |
Q: I displocated and broke the subtalar joint in my foot nine weeks ago, and just yesterday, I started ...
A: Anna- Sorry to hear of your injury, but good work on being active. It can take quite a while for ...
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| Hip pain | 4/4/2008 |
Q: and thank you for this generous service. I am living in Argentina as a dancer. A few weeks ago I was ...
A: Charles-- Sorry to hear of your symptoms. It sounds like you are trying all of the right things ...
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| pain in rib area playing softball | 4/3/2008 |
Q: I sustained an injury at some time playing softball when setting up to throw to first base from ...
A: Dave-- Sorry to hear of your injury. However, it does sound like something you might want to get ...
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| possible fracture patella | 4/1/2008 |
Q: my son is 12, about 5 months ago he fell and landed his knee on a rock, since then he has complained ...
A: Daneila-- Sorry to hear of your son's accident. However, I am not the best person to answer this ...
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| Fractured Patella | 3/31/2008 |
Q: A month ago I went through constructive ACL surgery. They used my patella tendon as a graft. Three ...
A: Carrie-- Sorry to hear of your trouble. It is pretty unusual for someone, after ACL reconstruction ...
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| lower back | 2/17/2008 |
Q: I was overweight and out of shape most of my adult life,carrying a large belly. In the last ...
A: Bud-- Congratulations on your new found healthy life style. The curve that you are referring to is ...
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| spine cartilage rehabilitation | 2/16/2008 |
Q: I am male,civil engeneering, 67 with excelant health and overall fysical condition. My only problem ...
A: Yannis-- Sorry to hear of your condition. My recommendation for you would be to seek out a Physical ...
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| patella damage | 2/15/2008 |
Q: I had a bad fall Aug. 2006 and crushed my patella. I had surgery to prepare the doctor placed 2 ...
A: Judy-- Sorry to hear of your long ordeal. My best advice at this point would be to seek a second ...
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| Weightlifting and Knee Replacement | 2/14/2008 |
Q: Hey, I am curious as to what level of weightlifting can be done after a knee replacement. Once the ...
A: Dan-- This is a great question. However, the best person to answer this is your Orthopaedic ...
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| Femoral Fracture | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I suffered fractures to the neck of the femur in March of 2007. At the time of the injury, surgery ...
A: Catharina-- Sorry to hear about your injury. Patients with injuries to the outer muscles of the hip ...
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| knee pain and recover | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I am an avid runner and I have been running for many years, including some marathons. Less than a ...
A: Dan-- Sorry to hear about your knee pain. What I have discovered with knee pain in gentlemen, is ...
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| Sciatica | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I am male 25yrs old. I am suffering from sciatica. I have been taking pain relief pills for the past ...
A: Paul-- What you are describing is consistent with nerve irritation. Which, again, is consistent ...
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| humerous neck fracture | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I am Female, 47, 115lbs. 12/8 dx with humerous neck fracture. Was splinted in soft cast @ 4wks, 2 ...
A: Connie-- So sorry to hear of your injury. It sounds like you already have been to therapy for this. ...
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| dislocated shoulder | 2/11/2008 |
Q: i have dislocated my shoulder 3times have had surgery 2 times and am going through phisco at the mo ...
A: Kathleen- Sorry to hear of all your shoulder troubles. Typically, once a shoulder is dislocated, it ...
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| iliotibial band syndrome | 2/10/2008 |
Q: i recently found out that i have ITB syndrome. i got it about 3 weeks ago. since then i had been ...
A: Aaron- Sorry to hear about your injury. Unfortunately, there is no specific amount of time to ...
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| bone spur | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I recently fell and hit my foot. I went to the doctor and was told that I have a bone spur. I have ...
A: Deborah-- Sorry to hear about your fall. It is my suspicion that the bone spur & the fall exist ...
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| Broken Fibula | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I was ice skating on a Saturday with a friend and their family and lost my balance and fell. I ...
A: Caroline--- Sorry to hear about your fall. However, I don't think I am the best person to answer ...
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| post surgery rotator cuff rehab | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I am a personl trainer and am currently taking a course on special populations. I have a general ...
A: Holly This is a very tricky question to answer. It completely depends on how far out the patient is ...
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