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Rotator Cuff Rupture and MRI

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

Have SEVERE shoulder/back pain, left side. Popping, stiffness, can’t sleep comfortably. Exercise is not
helping. Physical therapy not helping. Had cortisone shot in shoulder, did not work at all.
Been going to physical therapy at since March. Before that went to attorney doctor. Attorney doctor was not relieving pain so I switched to Kaiser. Kaiser physical therapy [...]

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Neck Pain and Disc Herniation

Thursday, June 9th, 2005

I have neck pain and numbness down my right arm. I haven’t had a recent injury, but I was in a rear end car collision 10 years ago. I have developed grinding and neck pain and stiffness. I have had numbness in my fingers that was primarily at night, but now it happens at work [...]

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Car accident and neck pain

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

I am a 41 year old female in nc. I was involved in a car accident and was rear ended while I was sitting still at a stop light. When i first went to the doctor the next morning my left hand and arm was actually numb, and i could not move my neck or [...]

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“What does cervical spine degeneration mean?”

Tuesday, February 1st, 2005

1.Are small discs protrusions in c2/3,c3/4 and c4/5 considered
herniated discs in middle age man?2. What’s the difference between protrusion
discs and extrusion discs and are both considered herniated discs?
3.What does degenerative changes in cervical spine means?
4. Are osteophytes in cervical spine formed as result of degenerative changes
or as result of trauma accidents,like auto rear end accidents?
5. [...]

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“How long do I have to stay in the hospital after low back surgery?”

Tuesday, December 28th, 2004

First question already! And very much to the point.. Thanks for submitting your question (via e-mail), Discman. Well, to answer it, it depends on whether you’re the doctor or the patient! Enough joking though: from your nickname I assume that you have been diagnosed with a herniated lumbar disc, and if that’s the case, you [...]

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