Some people may wonder whether or not physical therapy following an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion is really necessary. My answer is a resounding “yes” to that question. My neurosurgeon recommended that I begin physical therapy approximately 6 weeks following my surgery and I took his advice. I consulted with a referred Pain Management physician ...
While touching my scalp one day wondering why it was so sore I discovered it – a tick. Little did I know that I was about to do all of the wrong things in the situation. If you find a tick on yourself or someone in your house, please do not make my same mistakes. ...
He should have been given a chance. Yes, Andrew Luck has proven himself to be NFL ready and is without a doubt the Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback of the future. But Peyton Manning, the face of the franchise for 14 seasons, should have at least been given a chance– the opportunity to prove that he was ...
Your parathyroid glands are four small glands located just outside of the thyroid glands in your neck. With Hypoparathyroidism you have low levels of calcium in the blood. This is due to low levels of parathyroid hormone. It can be associated with other endocrine disorders, result from neck surgery, which is most common or inherited ...
After years of on-and-off problems and then seven consecutive months of no relief I was left with one option: neck surgery. I would like to begin with a brief description of what led up to this final option. My symptoms included neck and upper back pain between my shoulder blades with tingling and numbness in ...