Have pain in lower back from quite some time, now it has worsened, pains while i walk, cough, sneeze, bend, pick something. Pain radiating to legs and feeling weak. No numbness in inner thigh, groin and bowel movement. Just pain in lower back, around tail bone and side delts. I want to fix it at the earliest and need a solution
I had an ankle twist in April 2026. Then I was fine. But in August I started having pain and consulted the doctor again. Started using tendocare tablets and started physiotherapy as well. But still I'm having slight swelling and pain. Now I have taken mri yesterday and attached reports here. What should I do next steps and please tell me treatment plan
How much time it would take for my knee to heal with physiotherapy and exercise. Attached mri file for reference.
These are two X-rays aug and sep, and both look the same. My previous doctor said that the fracture is healing and recommended using an arm sling with gentle movement. However, another doctor said that I should have surgery.
My younger brother is 14 years old and has suffered a fracture in his right arm. I need an explanation regarding whether a metal plate should be inserted or if a cast is sufficient.
Delay is a legitimate choice and I support it in plenty of patients. What it is not is a neutral one. It is worth knowing what you are trading, so that the decision to wait is actually a decision rather than a postponement.What usually does not happenThe knee does not suddenly collapse. ...
A large number of women first notice knee pain in the years around and after menopause. It is common enough that patients assume it is simply age. The pattern is real, and some of the reasons for it are worth understanding, because several are modifiable.What changes around ...
Most discussion about knee replacement focuses on the implant and the technology. The surgical approach, meaning how the surgeon reaches the joint, gets much less attention and yet it is one of the clearer determinants of the first six weeks.The conventional approachThe standard medial ...
Being told the X-ray is normal when the knee clearly hurts is one of the more frustrating experiences in orthopedics. It is not a dismissal, and it is not a dead end. It narrows the diagnosis rather than closing it.What an X-ray can and cannot seeAn X-ray shows bone. It shows joint space ...
Almost everyone with a worn knee notices stiffness first thing in the morning. What most patients do not know is that the duration of that stiffness is one of the more useful pieces of information they can bring to a consultation.The thirty minute ruleStiffness that eases within about ...
