Articles for tag: Flat Feet, Herniated Disk, Jane Seymour, Seymour

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Little Known Facts About Jane Seymour

Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (later known as “Jane Seymour”) was born on February 15, 1951 in Hayes, London, England. Her father, John, was an English Jewish obstetrician. Her mother, Mieke, was a Japanese prison camp survivor from World War II. Younger sisters Sally and Anne rounded out the family. Having flat feet didn’t discourage the ...

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Should I Have Carpal Tunnel Surgery?

Last week, a new patient asked me, “Should I have carpal tunnel surgery?” My immediate response was, “once you’re cut — opened up by surgery — you can’t be uncut. Make sure it truly is carpal tunnel before you opt for surgical intervention.” Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) occurs when the median nerve — a nerve ...

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Pain Relief for a Slipped Disk

If you suffer from back pain and can’t seem to get rid of it, chances are you have a slipped disk. Otherwise known as a herniated disk, this is a very common injury to the disks that surround the spinal cord and it can be very painful. Luckily, there are many pain relief options when ...

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Herniated Disk: Is There Hope of Recovery?

A herniated disk is an injury to the soft cushioning disk between vertebrae. You can get a herniated disk at any location along your spine. This injury is not a spinal cord injury because it involves only the column around the spinal cord and not the spinal cord itself. There are many names for herniated ...

Herniated Disc: Symptoms and Diagnostic Tests

Herniated disc, also called ruptured or slipped disc or herniated nucleus pulposus, a herniated disk occurs when all or part of the nucleus pulposus-the soft, gelatinous, central portion of an invertebral disk-is forced through the disk’s weakened or torn outer ring (annulus fibrosus). When this happens, the extruded disk may impinge on spinal nerve roots ...