If your back pain is chronic then chances are good you’ve tried all manner of conservative back pain remedies, stuff like resting, medication, heat or cold therapy, physical therapy, visits to the chiropractor and even cortiscosteroid injections. If the back pain persists it may be time to consider a more invasive approach. Your primary care ...
Herniated discs are a significant cause of low-back pain, which in turn is one of the most common medical complaints in the US. Chances are good that you’ve experienced low-back pain at some point in your life – you might be dealing with a herniated disc right now. Even if you haven’t personally had a ...
The discussion of the afterlife leads many to roll their eyes. Some believe that “nothing” occurs (that’s all, folks!), others aren’t sure, yet others are quite certain of an afterlife. To continue the discussion, some believe in “God” in some form, some don’t, and some aren’t sure. The article published January 4, 2013 by the ...
So you had an MRI or Cat Scan of your brain for one reason or another, and suddenly you are hearing words that sound like a foreign language-arachnoid, cyst, posterior fossa, or maybe other words associated with this rare brain condition. Where do you go from here? What questions should you ask? Should you see ...
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 ...
As a mother you dream of having the “Gerber” baby. That dream seemed to burst for me. In five weeks, I will be giving birth to my child. He is a son, a dream come true. My heart sank the moment I heard the word, “hydrocephalus.” Hydrocephalus is referred to the term, “water on the ...
